Mansa Musa's Hajj

About how many people were reported to have been on the hajj?

• 600,000

• 60,000

• 6,000

• 600

(P1) What animals were carrying 100-300 pounds of gold?

• Camels

• Horses

• Donkeys

• Llamas

(P1) What was valued more, salt or gold?

• Salt

• Gold

• Both were valued equally

• Both were worthless

(P1) Griots...

• protected Mansa Musa

• entertained people with stories

• recorded what happened on the hajj

• helped the king manage his empire

(P1) What was the village of Tahgaza known for?

• gold mines

• salt mines

• trading routes

• mosques

(P2) Around what time did Mansa Musa take the throne?

• Around 1312 CE

• Around 1337 CE

• Around 1326 CE

• Around 1324 CE

(P2) What was as valuable, and maybe even more valuable, as gold back in the 1300’s?

• salt

• copper

• silver

• ivory

(P3) In Taghaza, what would the slave who worked in the salt mines eat?

• Dates and camel meat

• Fish and fruit

• Vegetables and chicken

• Kola nuts

(P5) Why was salt so valuable in West Africa?

• It was cool to them.

• We need it to live.

• It made food look better.

• It was used as currency.

(P5) Why was gold a valuable Item?

• It was worth a lot of money

• It was shiny.

• It was a good tasting food.

• It is the strongest metal in the world.