West Africa Beliefs Culture and Mansa Musa

Who is known for spreading Islam into Mali?

• Muhammad

• Jesus

• Mansa Musa

• Sundiata Kieta

The buildings pictured in the Catalan Atlas may represent "mosques".  What is a mosque?

• Christian place of worship

• Muslim place of worship

• Jewish place of worship

• Buddhist place of worship

Mansa Musa, even today, is the richest man in the world valued at $400 billion dollars.  But his greatest impact was that he...

• He spread Islam and the Islamic culture throughout West Africa

• He controlled the gold and salt trade

• He made a pilgrimage to Mecca to show off all of his wealth

• He was a model of behavior as a Muslim King who is charitable.

Mansa Musa was a model Muslim King.  When he returned to Mali he...

• brought Muslim artisans, teachers and architects to Mali

• forced all of his people to convert to Islam

• gave away all of his gold to the poor

• started a war with the Muslims of Mecca

Sub-Saharan Africa's greatest ruler, (a)   went on a ​ (b)   to ​ (c)   and gave away so much ​ (d)   that it ​ (e)   its value.

• Mansa Musa

• pilgrimage

• Mecca

• gold

• reduced

• Tutenkhamen

• Jerusalem

• vacation

• salt

• increased

He was a king of the Mali empire and was considered the richest man to ever live.

• Mansa Musa

• Askia Muhammad

• Suni Ali

• Pumba

Who was Mansa Musa?

• A European explorer in Africa

• The ruler of Mali who spread Islam and promoted education

• A general in the Mongol army

• Known for exploration in a continent different fro

This African king was famous for his lavish journey to Mecca, his great wealth, and his development of the city of Timbuktu.

(a)  

What African King was one of the richest men to ever live and famously went on Hajj in 1324?

• Sunni Ali

• Mansa Sulayman

• Leo Africanus

• Mansa Musa

What was the language of religion and learning in West Africa, after Mansa Musa?

• Latin

• Arabic

• Swahili

• Senegalese