Mansa Musa, one of the wealthiest people who ever lived - Jessica Smith
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Mansa Musa, the 14th century African king of the Mali Empire, is said to have amassed a fortune that possibly made him one of the wealthiest people who ever lived. Jessica Smith tells the story of how Mansa Musa literally put his empire – and himself – on the map.
Recall what you learned about Mansa Musa's pilgrimage to Mecca and then use imagery to describe it in your own words.
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- Educator Jessica "Culture Queen" Smith
- Director Sandro Katamashvili
- Animator Gogi Kamushadze
- Script Editor Alex Gendler
- Narrator Pen-Pen Chen
