Mansa Musa Dbq Essay

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Mansa Musa Mansa Musa was a great and very wealthy leader of Mali. He is considered to be the greatest leader that Mali has ever had. But when Mansa Musa journeyed to Mecca with 60,000 other people, was it strictly for religion, or were there other motives for his journey? Clearly, he wanted to go not just for religion. There were other motivating factors. On his journey to Mecca, Mansa Musa brought "24,000 pounds of gold" to give away (Document A). A small part of giving the gold away was for religion, but he had other reasons for doing it also. By giving away the gold, Mansa Musa was able to show off his wealth. He showed that he had so much gold that he could give some to every village he passed. Mansa Musa also had "12,000 slaves

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