The answer is: <span>West </span>African<span> society expected each person to be </span>loyal<span> to his or </span>her<span> extended family. Even the very young and the very old had </span>their<span> own </span>tasks<span>. Silent barter is a process in which </span>people exchange<span>goods without ever .His son, who was the next </span>ruler<span> of Mali, also took the title of mansa, as </span>did<span> the empire's later </span>rulers<span>.</span>