1. Mansa Musa
AP World History - Unit 3

2. Mansa Musa,
Image retrieved from

3. Mali Empire, 1350
Image retrieved from

4. Mansa Musa’s Wealth
Image retrieved from

5. Mansa Musa’s Reign Sankore Mosque, Timbuktu
Image retrieved from
Sankore Mosque, Timbuktu

6. Was Mansa Musa the richest person ever?
Central Historical Question

7. Doc. B: The Catalan Atlas, 1375
Image retrieved from

8. The Catalan Atlas
Image retrieved from
“This Black lord is called Musa Mali, Lord of the Black people of Mali. So abundant is the gold which is found in his country that he is the richest and most noble king in all the land.” – Catalan Atlas inscription.