Mali had acquired a reputation as a fabulously wealthy empire, ruled by a generous and pious sultan, Mansa Musa.He had expanded his boundaries all sides and acquired the cities of Gao and Timbuktu. The kingdom was considerably rich in gold. Mansa Musa also producing controlled the salt producing areas.
Leonardo Da Vinci represented the “Renaissance man” because he was interested in how things work. He was a painter, sculptor, musician, writer, engineer, architect, botanist, anatomist, and an inventor.
They fought with the americans becaues the revolutionary war was to end slavery so they blacks helped them fight the war so they could be free and no longer slaves.
