Mansa musa was the wealthiest king of kings alive and history still knows him for having 400 billion dollars. Mansa Musa was a devout Muslim who believed he needed to follow the five pillars of Islam throughout his entire life, leading him to complete his hajj to Mecca and give away gold to the less fortunate during his journey. Document A states that Mansa Musa brought 24,000 pounds of gold with him for alms giving. Alms Giving is one of the five pillars of Islam, so bringing this much gold shows he was devoted to his religion.…
After the rule of Sundiata, Mansa Musa came into rule. He created a strong empire by expanding his trade throughout important cities such as Timbuktu. He, “controlled the lands of the Middle Niger, absorbed into his empire the trading cities of Timbuktu and Gao, and imposed his rule on such south Saharan cities as Walata and on the Taghaza region of salt deposits to the north” ("Mali"). Mansa Musa’s strong army constantly expanded his accomplished empire, which helped the trade industry because more farmers and slaves were able to provide for the big trading business. Controlling the Taghaza region was beneficial for the empire because salt was in great demand.…
King Mansa Musa is a very important king for Mali, he also was the nephew of Sundiata. King Mansa Musa, I ruled the Mali empire in the 14 century. King Mansa went on a pilgrimage to Mecca in 1324 to increase the religion of Islam and, since he went on the pilgrimage to mecca people from Asia, Egypt, and other places went to Mali which helped with a trade. Mansa Musa supported education as much as he did for religion. Scholars started to set up schools to teach about the Quran.…
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Which shows that the Islamic faith did indeed spread into various regions, along with the trade of merchandise. Ibn Battuta travels mid-thirteenth century as a religious seeker with the company of merchants’ journeying to Mali, an Islamic powered country governed by Mansa Sulayman. Being in Walata, Battuta is shocked to see that men and women can have affairs without anyone getting jealous, and are shameless of this practice. The women are more respectable than men, and do not veil themselves. Now in Mali, people praise and obey their ruler, who shows no mercy to anyone when it comes to bringing justice.…
The Empire of Mali existed in Western Africa from around 1235-1600 CE and was one of the largest empires during that time. They had a complex political system enabling them to rule their large territory effectively, however, the Empire of Mali was best known for its vast trade networks throughout Africa. The ruler Mansa Musa is probably the most recognized ruler, and was known for spreading out his gold and wealth to the region on his Pilgrimage to Mecca. The majority of people living in the empire were Islamic. The Empire of Mali was founded by the king Sundiata, and was the leading power in Africa for centuries.…
MSG Rick The third of my leader examples is my first Team Sergeant, Master Sergeant (MSG) Rick. Rick was his first name and on an Operational Detachment Alpha (ODA), we called each other by our first names. Rick was a scruffy looking person with a “porn stasche” and an abrasive personality.…
When Mali took over Ghana’s gold mines and salt, they used them to trade. These items were highly valued. While slaves mined the mines, Sundiata sent out armies to take control of neighboring countries. The king held the maximum power and respect in the kingdom. Throughout the existence of the kingdom of Mali, cultural diffusion impacted them a lot.…
King Kamehameha was well known for unifying the islands, but he had to overcome a lot of hardships to officially bring all of the islands together under his leadership. He battled for the islands using force, foreign advisors, improved weaponry, and new methods, allowing him to win most of the battles he won. Kamehameha’s last battle was known as the Battle of Nu’uanu, but he had to propose a peace treaty to finally rule all islands, showing that his sight was not merely on winning, yet also promoting peace. He persevered through difficult challenges, working hard and staying resilient to reach his goal, even after land was taken from him and disease wiped out his men. Kamehameha was an effective leader because he was customary, enforcing traditional…
Education was free and encouraged. “He even established a university. People came from all over the world to study at this famous university” (MrDonn). Sankore Mosque, once Sankore Madrassa (or the University at Timbuktu) was a place where scholars, students, and teachers traveled to study and learn. Mansa Musa had so much gold that he is depicted on the Catalan Atlas holding a gold nugget.…
a V. The expansion of trade and the movement of people affected Mali Empire by engaging in the expansion of land seeking for more natural resources and trading routes. 1. Mansa Musa spent so much gold in Cairo that the value plummeted and took years to recover from. (Jonson) i. During his pilgrimage to Mecca, Mansa Musa spent so much gold on a variety of things, but he also gave it away for free showing how powerful and wealthy he is, and most famously when he stopped by in Cairo. He plunged the value of gold in the city.…
Many cultures are influenced by religion. However, Old Mali was influenced by two key religions: Traditional African Religion and Islam. Traditional African Religion was the dominate religion in Mali but Islam was slowly catching fire. Islam was introduced to Africa by traders and was largely the religion of the merchant class. In Sundiata: An Epic of Old Mali you can see the influences of both Traditional African Religion and Islam and how they change the readers’ view of Sundiata as a king.…
Which allowed other become Muslim and making Islam a great religion in the West Africa Kingdom. While it could have stood only planned as an appearance of religious observance, Musa’s hajj and the wealth he showed had influential effects. In addition, Africans are often shown as hungry, underweight, dirty, and ignorant; The Mali Empire and ruler Mansa Musa proved this bias opinion to be wrong. The black people of The West African Kingdom have been shown that they are capable of becoming wealth no matter the…
The main idea of the book I choose the book “Act like a leader, think like a leader, by Herminia Ibarra, which is inspirational read for everyone who has a passion for leading. Ibarra, redefines the traditional leadership notion of “think first, and then act’’ by acting first and then thinking. She described The “Outsight Principle” which is the mine idea of this book. Through the implementation of the “outsight principle”, Ibarra believes that one can improve or develop into an effective leader. This principle attests that the only way to think like a leader is to first act it out and that is to come out of ones’ comfort zone by start doing changes and more experiences.…
Overview Servant leadership is ideology that a leader serves the people that they lead. They do this by ensuring the welfare of the people are taken care of. Servant leaders is describes as a leader who serves others first, who brings a sense of belonging and community, and disperses the power evenly among the people (Adhiambo, J. M. ,2012, pg.11). The culture that I chose to show example of servant leadership is one of the poorest cultures in the world and its leaders in the region are some of the most corrupted. Even with all this said the cultures of Africa have had some great examples of a servant leader and what it can do in a region.…