Mansa Musa

How rich was Mansa Musa?

• He was the richest person in human history

• He was richer than bill gates

• He was the richest person from the past, but modern rich people beat him

• He was the richest African

Was Mansa Musa born royalty?

• No, he was given power while the king was away. The king never came back

• Yes, He was born to the richest family in the world and made it richer himself

• No, he was born a slave and used his intelligence to make himself rich

• Yes, he killed his family and friends and took their money

What was going on in the middle ages when Mansa Musa had power?

• Europe was going through the black plague

• The Europeans were at war with each other

• The Europeans were at war with africa

• The Romans still had power

Mansa Musa's country of Mali was also rich in resources like.....

• Gold and Salt

• Iron and Food

• Slaves and weapons

• Camels and Books

How good of a general was Mansa Musa?

• He never lost a battle in his life

• He won 20 battles

• He won all his battles until he was killed in one

• He was not that great but he payed people a lot of gold to say he was

Why did Mansa Musa leave Mali to Mecca?

• He went on his Hajj (pilgrimage)

• He went to war with the Muslims

• He wanted to buy many things in Mecca

• He wanted to to become a Muslim

What did Mansa Musa do on his way to Mecca that made him famous?

• He gave gold to the poor along his way

• He took a large impressive army that made people fear him

• He stole gold from everyone along his way

• He got lost

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Why didn't Mansa Musa want to meet the king of Egypt?

• He didn't want to kiss his feet

• He was too rich for him

• They hated each other because of a past war

• He didn' want to pay him taxes