Question

Manara musa, the monarch of the 14th century Mali, is MOST remembered for? A) defending his African kingdom from slave traders. B) his conversion to Islam and his pilgrimage to Mecca. C) his expansion of the gold trade into central and Southern Africa. D) lending his massive military forces to the Arabs during the crusades.

Answer 1

Mansa Musa, the monarch of the 14th century Mali is most remember for b) his conversion to Islam and his pilgrimage to Mecca. Mansa Musa was a devout Muslim and since he had a long pilgrimage from Mali to Saudi Arabia, many eyewitnesses saw his pilgrimage complete with a huge number of men (numbering high into the thousands) and the gold he gave away to the poor in the cities he encountered.