What did Mansa Musa do in Mecca?

Why did Mansa Musa take a different route back from Mecca to Mali?

Why were the cities of Gao and Timbuktu important?

Mansa Musa brought back scholars from Mecca with him to Mali, what could that reveal?

Mansa Musa built mosques in Gao and Timbuktu, what could that reveal about medieval Mali?

Quiz: Mansa Musa Returns from Mecca

What does legacy mean?

Which of the below was NOT part of Mansa Musa's legacy

What was the name of the medieval map that Mansa Musa features on?

Who do we think produced the map?

What does it reveal about medieval Mali that Mansa Musa was featured in the Catalan Atlas?

Mansa Musa's Legacy Quiz

In this lesson, we will learn about Mansa Musa's legacy and what it could reveal about medieval Mali.

History

Y7 History

Key Stage 3

Year 7

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Mansa Musa's legacy

What does the life of Mansa Musa reveal about medieval Mali?

The connected world

THEME

UNIT

Mansa Musa becomes Emperor

Mansa Musa travels to Mecca

Mansa Musa returns from Mecca

Due to the overlap in knowledge and themes, the following The Medieval World' Unit Quiz assesses knowledge from the following enquiries: 1) Why did Europeans join the Crusades, 2) Who lived in Crusaders states, 3) What does the life of Mansa Musa reveal about the medieval world 4) How Was Baghdad connected to the wider world? 5) How did the Mongols create a world empire? The Unit Quizzes for all of these enquiries are the same quiz on the The Medieval World.

What religion did the Byzantine Empire follow?

What religion did the Seljuq Turks follow?

What was the capital city of the Byzantine Empire?

What did Urban II promise to all those who went on the Crusade?

What religious group was attacked in parts of Germany by misguided Crusaders?

Which of the following statements were parts of the truce between Richard and Saladin? (three answers)

During the Crusades, what were the Muslims called by the Christian groups?

Which group helped to finally expel (get rid of) the Franks from the Holy Land?

Who was Mansa Musa?

Where did Mansa Musa rule?

What is the Hajj?

Where was Muhammad from?

What was the name of the leader of the Islamic empire?

What was made in China and sold in Europe?

What was the name of the place in Baghdad where learning took place?

Who attacked Baghdad in 1258?

What was the most important animal to the Mongols?

What is a nomad?

What was Genghis Khan's view on the religion of the people in his empire?

What was the name of the Italian traveller who travelled across the Mongol Empire?

What was the name of the trade network that connected China with Europe?

Lesson overview:Mansa Musa's legacy

Core Content

Substantive Knowledge

What does the life of Mansa Musa reveal about medieval Mali?: