West African Kingdoms: King Mansa Musa Chapter 6 West African Kingdoms: King Mansa Musa

Learning Target 7.17 I can explain the importance of Mansa Musa and locate his pilgrimage to Mecca in 1324.

People/Supplies Numbers Number of people on the hajj 60,000+ Number of slaves who were Mansa Musa’s personal servants 12,000 Number of slaves who carried gold 500 Number of miles traveled from Niani to Mecca 4,000 Time it took to cross Mali on a donkey 4 months Number of camels 1,000 Number of camels to carry gold 80-100 Amount of gold on each camel 100-300 pounds Distance a camel can travel without water 100 miles Distance a loaded camel can travel in a day 20-25 miles Total amount of gold 24,000 pounds People in the caravan Musicians, royal guards, flag bearers, doctors, teachers

Document D: Verses from the Qur’an Give generously for the cause of God… 2.195 Make the pilgrimage [hajj] and visit the Sacred House for His sake… 2.196 Make the pilgrimage in the appointed months. He that intends to perform it in those months must abstain from…obscene language, and [angry] disputes while on the pilgrimage. God is aware of whatever good you do. Provide well for yourselves… 2.197 To be charitable in public is good, but to give alms [gifts of charity] to the poor in private is better and will atone for some of your sins. God has knowledge of all your actions. 2.271

Document E Excerpts from interviews conducted by Al-Umari, an Arab scholar. Al-Umari did not meet Mansa Musa but interviewed people who did. The interviews took place several years after Mansa Musa had traveled through Cairo.

Document f: The catalan atlas “Through this place pass the merchants who travel to the land of (Mali).” “This Negro lord is called Mansa Musa, lord of all Negroes of (the region of Mali). So abundant is the gold which is found in his country that he is the richest and most noble king in all the land.” “All this region is occupied by people who veil their mouths; one only sees their eyes. They live in tents and have caravans of camels. There are also beasts called Lemp from the skins of which they make fine shields.”

Document g: richest people who ever lived NAME BIRTHDATE—DEATH DATE OCCUPATION NET WORTH 10. Cornelius Vanderbilt 1794--1877 Industrialist $185 billion 9. Henry Ford 1863--1947 Founder of Ford Motor Company $199 billion 8. Muammar Gaddafi 1942--2011 Former Leader of Libya $200 billion 7. William the Conqueror 1028--1087 King of England $229.5 billion 6. Osman Ali Khan, Asaf Jah VII 1886--1967 Last Ruler of Hyderabad $236 billion 5. Tsar Nicholas II of Russia 1868--1918 Last Emperor of Russia $300 billion 4. Andrew Carnegie 1835--1919 $310 billion 3. John D. Rockefeller 1839--1937 $340 billion 2. Rothchild’s Family 1740-- Banking $350 billion Mansa Musa 1280-1331 King of the Empire of Mali $400 billion Note: The richest man in the world today is Mexican telecom business owner Carlos Slim. His net worth is $69 billion, placing him as number 22 on the list of history’s wealthiest people. Sam Walton (1918—1992), the founder of Walmart, is number 25 on the list with a net worth of $65 billion. Microsoft founder Bill Gates does not even make the top 25 list of richest people in history, but he is currently the second richest man alive. His net worth is $61 billion.