After the death of Sundiata, his legacy continued with another famous king and hero of the African people: Mansa Musa. What can you predict about Mansa Musa from this song? Be prepared to share three predictions about the "King of Kings" with your partner.
The Real Mansa Musa: The King of Kings
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2. Was Mansa Musa really the richest person the world has ever known? Listen to the short presentation. Then analyze the three sources
Historian Career Task
You have been hired to create an educational ebook for an online learning program. The topic of the ebook will be Mansa Musa's hajj. You will use your skills as a historian to create a fictional journal that will guide ebook readers through Mansa Musa's famous hajj. Though fictional, the first-person entries will be based on factual information from reliable historical documents. Your challenge will be to keep your young readers engaged with a good story, but to also inform your readers about the geographical, cultural, and political aspects of the journey.
To create your ebook, you will use a template provided by the teacher. Please make a copy of the slides.
You will begin by selecting a realistic persona for your journal entries:
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3. Muslim Scholar: You are fluent in many languages and well-educated. You will give Mansa Musa advice on the long journey, especially as the caravan encounters people of different cultures and kingdoms.
4. Soldier: You are one of several thousand soldiers protecting the king's caravan.
5. Slave: Slaves of all ages went on the hajj. It was your duty to care for the people and animals of the caravan.
You will also need to pick your gender and a name:
Female Names: Kankou, Sogolon, Binta, Ashaki
Male Names: Muhammad, Wali, Khalifa,
To begin, you will research primary and secondary sources. You will select important details from the documents that you will later incorporate into your journal entries.
View the short video as an introduction to today's journal entry:
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