Starter quiz
- Where is the Mali Empire on today's map?
- South Africa
- West Africa ✓
- East Africa
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- What were the rulers of the Mali Empire called?
- 'mansas' ✓
- What was the Mali Empire famous for?
- diamonds
- gold ✓
- silver
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- Mansa Musa used his large army to ______ lands rich with gold and salt.
- make friend with
- conquer ✓
- have holidays in
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- What happened to the mansa before Mansa Musa?
- He died from illness.
- He didn't return from his voyage. ✓
- He went to rule a new empire.
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- What is an empire?
- taking control of a place or people
- a group of states or countries ruled over by one person ✓
- having a lot of money
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Exit quiz
- When was Mansa Musa ruler of the Mali Empire?
- 200 years ago
- 700 years ago ✓
- 1000 years ago
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- Which religion did Mansa Musa follow?
- Islam ✓
- Christianity
- Sikhism
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- Where do Muslims travel for their pilgrimage?
- 'Mecca' ✓
- Very few people knew about Mansa Musa before his Hajj.
- True ✓
- False
- How long did Mansa Musa's pilgrimage take?
- seven days
- four months
- 2 years ✓
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- What did Mansa Musa give to people on his Hajj?
- food
- water
- gold ✓
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Key learning points
- Mansa Musa was a Muslim and his faith was very strong.
- He knew that as a Muslim, he should travel to the holy city of Mecca on a pilgrimage called the Hajj.
- He made the long journey to Mecca accompanied by many people and camels, carrying huge amounts of gold.
- During the journey Mansa Musa gave this gold away to the people that he met.
- His journey and the gold made Mansa Musa and Mali famous throughout the Islamic world.
Common misconception
Pupils may think all Muslims have to do the pilgrimage.
The pilgrimage is something many Muslims would like to do. However, it is only required if they are able to do it. Travelling to Mecca is too expensive for many people. Others might not be physically able to do the pilgrimage.
Keywords
Pilgrimage - a pilgrimage means to travel to a special place that's important to a religion
Hajj - Hajj is the name for the Muslim pilgrimage
Islamic - Islamic means relating to Islam
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