G4 HG Ch6 Task

1 What were some important ways Mali benefited from Mansa

Musa’s rule?

2 Why did Mansa Musa make a pilgrimage to Mecca?

3 What impact did Mansa Musa’s generosity have on the city of

Cairo in Egypt?

4 The first page of this chapter said that Mansa Musa was

very famous, even outside of Mali. How and why do you think tales of

Mansa Musa spread from Africa and the Middle East to Europe and Asia?

5 What were some ways Mali benefited from Mansa Musa’s rule?

6 How did the Mali Empire weaken during Mansa Maghan’s reign?