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🏛️ History 14 minLesson 23 of 50
The Mali Empire and Mansa Musa
Explore how the wealthiest person in history transformed West African trade and culture.
What you will learn
- The Mali Empire dominated the trans-Saharan gold and salt trade routes.
- Mansa Musa's pilgrimage to Mecca showcased the immense wealth of the empire to the wider world.
- Timbuktu became a major center for Islamic scholarship and learning under Mali rule.
Mansa Musa, one of the wealthiest people who ever lived - Jessica Smith
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Interactive quiz
Question 1 of 1What trade commodity was crucial to Mali's economy?
