Ibn Khaldun

The richest man in the history of the world went on a trip to Mecca from Niani, with around 60,000 of his people, and on the way there gave 2.5% of his 100+ billion dollar fortune to random people he found on his journey. Mansa Musa was a crazy ruler from Mali who is known to some as the richest human ever to walk this Earth. Mansa Musa was an eccentric leader who was assigned the objective of making a holy pilgrimage to Mecca by his god Allah, but he turned a religious trek into a search for new

Ibn Battuta was a well known Arab traveler, and wrote of Islam in an African empire called Mali. Mali was first build when a group called the Mande conquered another group called the Kumbi. The Mande also took control of trade which increased their wealth and power. Islam was first introduced to Mali when the Mande accepted it, making it popular. When Ibn Battuta first visited Mali, he wrote of them fondly. Overall, Ibn Battuta’s writings give insight of how devoutly Islam was practiced during that

“I take notice of here, those discontented people, who cannot enjoy comfortably what God has given them; because they see and covet something that He has not give them. – Robinson Crusoe (Defoe 95). In the book, “Robinson Crusoe” the main character Robinson Crusoe was a man who made many choices, some of which were made selfishly, and without the guidance of God or other influential people of whom he should have listened to. Throughout his life Crusoe learned many things through experience. His relationship

When one thinks of the character Robinson Crusoe, stunning images of a deserted island, a free, self-sufficient man, and a shipwreck come to mind. However, to understand who Robinson Crusoe is as a character, one must first understand the society that he was raised in and how that contributes to his actions on the island. In other words, with the constant stress of trying to make something of himself in Seventeenth Century Europe, it seemed the only way out was to get out and start a life of his

In order for Mali to trade with different civilizations they have to have supplies that the other civilizations would want. The chinese have silk which is really valuable so if the chinese don’t want supplies that the other civilizations sell, the chinese won’t sell them silk. What your going to be learning about is two different civilizations, The Silk Road, and the Mali people. In these civilizations there is history, geography, lasting impact, and trade. This essay talks about how these two

Musa Keita I became emperor following the death of his predecessor, Abu-Bakr II. When he was crowned, he was given the name Mansa, meaning king. Mansa was the fourteenth century emperor of the Mali Empire, his land was laden with many lucrative natural resources, most notably gold. Mansa Musa vast wealth was only one piece of his rich legacy however. When Mansa Musa came to power in 1312 most of Europe was racked by famine and civil wars. However many African Kingdoms in the Islamic world were

Source Evaluation The document 10-4 was written by IBN BATTUTA from Travels in Asia and Africa. This document was based on his impressions of the east coast of Africa, a description of his trip across the desert, and his thoughts on the Kingdom of Mali. The viewpoint of this document is from Ibn Battuta. It suggests to me that this document was biased, because it is only based on one person’s opinions and viewpoint. This passage was about how Ibn Battuta was a Muslim explorer who spent more than

After Ibn Battuta returned to Fez in 1354, Abu Inan Faris, the sultan of Morrocco, listened to his report on Mali as well as his other adventures and ordered him to stay in Fez. The sultan wanted to have these stories written down for the amusement of his family and others. So Ibn Battuta was commanded to dictate an account of the cities which he had seen in his travel, and of the interesting events which had clung to his memory, and of the rulers of countries whom he had met. The Sultan hired a

Mansa Musa was one of the most well-known and influential kings of the Mali empire. Reigning from 1307 to 1337 he changed the Mali empire into a massive success. There are a few key changes that he made which allowed the Mali empire to reach its greatness that we know of today. From implanting provinces, from establishing friendly relation, and effective judicial system, and a strong cavalry. Mansa Musa was easily the greater King that the Mali empire ever had. Mansa Musa was the descendent of the

Ibn Battuta’s journey across the Sahara was, in one word, harsh. Ibn Battuta was a Muslim teacher and scholar who spreaded the religion of Islam and Muslim culture. Battuta traveled with a caravan of travelers. His journey began at the north edge of the Sahara desert, know as Sijilmasa. He had to travel across the dry desert in the caravan, with little to no water. People got lost in the desert, and then often died, without the resources that the caravan carried. A big part of the hardship