Mansa Musa travels to Mecca
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- In this lesson, we will learn about Mansa Musa's pilgrimage to Mecca and what it could reveal about medieval Mali.
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5 Questions
Q1.
What image did we use to illustrate the word 'reveal'?
A map of the world
A person sitting on a throne with a golden crown
A timeline
Q2.
Who was Mansa Musa?
A European map maker who included medieval Mali in his map
An Africa emperor who wanted to find the end of the Atlantic Ocean
An Arab historian who travelled to Cairo, Egypt
Q3.
During what era did Mansa Musa rule?
Ancient era
Early modern era
Modern era
Q4.
What does the previous emperor getting ready 2,000 ships for his journey reveal about medieval Mali?
It could make maps
It had access to gold
It was poor
Q5.
What does the story of how Mansa Musa became emperor reveal to us about medieval Mali?
It had knowledge of the sea and reached South America
It had rules about who could be king and reached South America
It was wealthy, adventurous and stupid
5 Questions
Q1.
Where did Mansa Musa rule?
Egypt
Mecca
Saudi Arabia
Q2.
What is the Hajj?
A holy journey to Egypt
A holy place in Saudi Arabia
A special building in Mecca
Q3.
Which of these is NOT a possible reason Mansa Musa went on Hajj
He wanted to raise Mali’s status
He wanted to show the world how wealthy Mali was
He was a committed Muslim
Q4.
What happened when Mansa Musa was in Cairo which reveals medieval Mali was wealthy?
Mansa Musa doesn't want to kiss the ground in front of the sultan
Mansa Musa left and went to Mecca
Mansa Musa talked with many people
Q5.
Which action reveals that Mansa Musa practiced Islam and implies Mali was a Muslim country?
Mansa Musa bought lots of things in Cairo
Mansa Musa travelled to Cairo
Mansa Musa's slaves had golden staffs