Distinguish between family and a society.

Explanation:

is that family is a group of people who are closely related to one another (by blood or marriage); for example, a set of parents and their children; an immediate family while society is a long-standing group of people sharing cultural aspects such as language, dress, norms of behavior and artistic forms.

A family is frequently a close-knit group of people, while a society is made up of a wider group of people who share a common language and set of behavioral norms.

Explanation:

because he was a christian?

mali had been a state inside of the ghanaian empire. after ghana fell because of invading forces and internal disputes, mali rose to greatness under the leadership of a legendary king named sundiata, the "lion king." the songhai empire, already weakened by internal political struggles, went into decline.