1. WEST AFRICAN KINGDOMS MALI 1200-1450 A.D. *WEALTH BUILT ON: GOLD TRADE *ISLAM spread

2. MANSA MUSA RULED FROM 1312-1332 *Brought GLORY to Mali *RICHEST king in history *Gave away so much gold that it attracted EUROPEAN attention to Africa  To protect his gold, killed his mine workers and the mine was never found

3. MANSA MUSA DEVOUT MUSLIM  Ordered MOSQUES to be built in Timbuktu  Center of LEARNING and TRADE  Power and influence decline by 1400 AD

5. IBN BATTUTA  1305-1377 AD  Muslim traveler and historian from Tangier North Africa  traveled the world for over 27 years, visiting most countries of the Islamic World  Wrote a Book -Travels in Asia and Africa  provides information of the Muslim world during that time