Mansa Musa

What religion did Mansa Musa practice

• Islam

• Christianity

• Animism

• Hinduism

True or False

Mansa Musa did not accept other religions

• True

• False

Why did Mansa Musa build a university in Timbuktu?

• For his children

• to learn to read and write

• he wanted scholars and trade to come to Mali

• help provide better jobs

What geographical feature in northern Africa limited Western African civilizations contact with Europe and Asia?

• Senegal River

• Niger River

• Sahara Desert

• Nile River

What natural resource in West Africa was valued as much as gold?

• Salt

• Ivory

• Kola Nuts

• Iron

Timbuktu, Djenne, and Gao all became major centers of what in West Africa?

• Education

• Culture

• Trade

• All of the above

Why was none of West Africa's history written down before the introduction of the Arabic language?

• The writings were destroyed

• Records were burned in the great fire

• There were no writing untensils

• There was no writing system

Mansa Musa traveled to the Muslim Holy City of

• Timbuktu, Mail

• Mecca, Egypt

• Cairo, Egypt

• Mecca, Saudi Arabia

Another name for pharaoh is

• Prince

• Sir

• Mansa

• Musa

What does Mansa Musa have in common with Jeff Bezos and Warren Buffett

• Wealthiest Men in History

• They all tried to collect gold

• They conquered Nations

• Nothing