1. Mansa Musa
Grade 7 *

2. Mansa Musa Himself
Mansa Musa was the proud ruler of the Mali Empire for 25 years. He lead the Mali Empire to fame. He kept the empire strong. Then his son ruled when he died and his son could not deffend the Empire for long

3. Mansa Musa Mali’s most famous king A Muslim
Under rule Mali reached wealth, power, & fame
Islam spread
Ruled for 25 years *

4. Conquered trade cities
Timbuktu
Gao
Djenne
Became part of Mali’s empire *

5. Mecca Mansa Musa went to Mecca on hajj Stopped in Cairo
Had 100 camel & nearly 60,000 men
Each camel w/ 300 lbs of gold
Gave out so much gold no longer rare *

6. The world Learns About Mali
Religion was a huge part of the Mali Empire. In fact there leader Mansa Musa took a spiritual journey or hajj to Mecca in His first stop was in Egypt, He stopped with nearly 100 camels that were loaded with 300 lbs. of gold each. Around 60,000 men traveled with him. A historian that spoke to Mansa Musa said that he was very
nice

7. Learning and Religion in Mali
Mansa Musa supported education just as much as he supported faith. thus he wanted Muslims to be able to read the Qur'an. He also wanted to spread the Islamic religion to west Africa.

8. His Doings Treated people w/ much courtesy & respect
Supported faith & education
Believed important to read & write
Built schools
Arabic became main language for:
Religious Study
Government
Trade Hi *

9. More Info Hired architects to build Mosques
This helped spread Islam
Mosques became centers of learning
Never forced Islam on anyone
No official religion
Died in 1337
Mansa = King or lord *

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