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Mansa Musa

Mansa Musa. Mansa Musa. Mansa Musa was the greatest king in Mali’s history. He was the grandson or the grandnephew of Sundiata. Mansa Musa put Mali on the map. Islam. Mansa Musa was a strict follower of Islam. Followers of Islam should make a hajj, or religious journey, to Mecca.

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Mansa Musa

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  1. Mansa Musa

  2. Mansa Musa • Mansa Musa was the greatest king in Mali’s history. • He was the grandson or the grandnephew of Sundiata. • Mansa Musa put Mali on the map.

  3. Islam • Mansa Musa was a strict follower of Islam. • Followers of Islam should make a hajj, or religious journey, to Mecca. • Mecca is the holy city for the followers of Islam.

  4. From Mali to Mecca

  5. Mansa Musa’ Hajj to Mecca • Mansa Musa went through Egypt. • He gave away so much gold, he ruined the economy of Egypt for ten years!

  6. Mecca • This is the mosque Mansa Musa visited. • People still go to Mecca today.

  7. Mansa Musa brought scholars back with him from Mecca. These were men who became teachers. Mansa Musa brought a famous Spanish architect back also. An architect designs buildings. The Return Home

  8. Timbuktu- center of worship • Mansa Musa built a beautiful mosque in Timbuktu. • Many people worshipped there. • The mosque was made of mud.

  9. Timbuktu- center of learning • Mansa Musa built three universities in Timbuktu. • There were many ancient Grecian and Roman books in the libraries.

  10. Mansa Musa • Was related to Sundiata • Built mosques • Built universities • Made Timbuktu a center of learning and worship • Made a hajj to Mecca • Destroyed the economy of Egypt

  11. The Most Important Thing Mansa Musa Did Was…. • Put Mali on the map. • That means he let the rest of the world know that Mali was a great and wealthy empire.

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