Mansa+Musa

=__**MANSA MUSA**__=



**__Culture__**
When Mansa Musa took to his Hajj, he found many ideas and thinkers there. He was also well acquainted in the arts.While in Mecca, Mansa Musa brought back many scholars, engineers, and architects. The architect showed him new ways to build his buildings and so, architecture in Mali. He was also a large advocate o f learning and had his own University in Timbuktu. Because of his love of knowledge he

also created the Griots, word of mouth storytellers and advisers to the king. He also ruled like many other Islamic kings in that although he was Muslim, all owed his people to be whatever religion they wished. webpages- blackhistorypages.net/pages/mansamusa.php hyperhistory.net/apwh/bios/b1musamansa.htm
 * Mansa musa brought back many scholars back from Mecca on his quest for knowledge. With their help, Mansa Musa was able to build grand libraries, *Mosques* and created a university at Timbukto.
 * Contributed to the math and science which was condoned by the church in Christian Europe.
 * Grio's also peace keepers(might/ might not be important)

=**__Economics__**= Mansa Musa's spending as well as his Hajj, was a true testament to the wealth of western sub-Saharan Africa at the time. Mali itself was at the center of the salt and gold trade. Not to mention the perfect position to tax many other trade routes that came through his kingdom. The gold mine at Bambuk allowed a commodity like gold to be used in the north as a highly valuable currency. Also the grand city of Timbuktu was a center for the salt and gold merchants to trade and share ideas. The gold produced here contributed to half the world's gold at the time.


 * This all looks really good* - he gave out so much gold that the infuex caused gold to be temp. devalued

=**__Demography__**= Although it is known that when wealth comes to an area, so do people seeking that wealth. However, during and after Mansa Musa's Hajj, the sheer magnetism of his wealth was irresistible to many people. And so a massive migration of people returned from Mecca with Mansa Musa from his Hajj.

=__Achievements__=
 * Reformed the famous city of Timbuktu into a learning and trading
 * Traveled on a Hajj infamous for the amount of gold spent along it.
 * Brought fame to Mali as well as many scholars and architects.

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=__Sources__= "THE IMPERFECT BLOG » Blog Archive » Assesses: Building An Empire." //THE IMPERFECT BLOG//. Web. 23 Jan. 2012. []. "Mr. Dowling's Mansa Musa Page." //Browse through History with Mrdowling.com//. Web. 23 Jan. 2012. . Had, 1400 Timbuktu. "Mansa Musa." //HyperHistory.net //. Web. 08 Feb. 2012. .