Courtney Holmes March 5, 2014 HIS 276- Dr. Kalinga Test one Mansa Kankan Musa ascended the throne in 1312 and ultimately revived Mali. He was well known for stimulating Mali in many different ways. Before Mansa Musa’s accession to the throne, Mali was in a period of political instability. He ruled for approximately twenty-five years, which brought wealth and consistency to Mali. This ultimately expanded the empire. Mansa Musa gave away so many gifts of gold that the value of gold fell and did
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It has been said that Mansa Musa is the richest man ever, However this author disagrees. Mansa Musa was quite wealthy, but there's not enough evidence that he was the richest. Under Mansa Musa reign, he lived in a place called Mali where there was lots of flowing trade. The reign was just north of the gold mines and just south of the salt mines. Because Mali was the central area for trade, they started to tax salt and gold(the most valuable trade item). That’s how most West African kingdoms got money
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Mansa Musa was a man who was greater than his death, his death date may not be known, but his actions before death are surely remembered. He was a man of the highest amount of wealth, even now he is possibly the richest man in history. His wealth is something along with his life that he shared with his people, the people of Mali. During his reign, he conquered 24 cities including the districts, villages and estates that surrounded them. During the 17th year of his reign 1324, he made a legendary
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Mansa Musa I completed the Hajj to Mecca in 1324, with 60,000 men, 12,000 slaves carrying gold bars, and heralds bearing gold staffs. Musa provided for all of the procession which included horses and 80 camels, which may have carried up to 300 pounds of gold dust each. He gave away gold to the poor he met encountered on his route. On the way to Mecca, including in Cairo and Medina, he also traded gold for souvenirs. It was written that he built a mosque each and every Friday. Mansa Musa I completed
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fact with heroes and heroines throughout history. Mansa Musa was a very famous,loyal and rich king. The way that Mansa Musa was famous was by them having a place on the map in sub saharan Africa According to the article blackpast .org on the bottom paragraph it clearly states. “ For the next two centuries Italian, german and spanish cartographers produced maps of the world which showed mali which usually is referred to as Mansa Musa.” I infer that in order to have an entire place on
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Mansa Kankan Musa was the greatest emperor of the western African empire Mali. The rise of Mali Empire was the result of the overthrowing of the Susu and Ghana kingdoms. The empire was ruled by many different kings, however, the greatest of all the kings was Mansa Musa. During his reign as emperor, Mansa Musa collected a fortune that easily made him the wealthiest person to ever live. However, his wealth alone is only a small glimpse into his legacy as emperor. The two main contributions of Mansa
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makes a trip across the Sahara for his Hajj, was it solely for religion or was there another reason? It has been debated why Mansa Musa made his hajj. An extremely powerful sultan, Mansa Musa, decided to make his Hajj to Mecca only for religion. During the months before Musa reached Mecca, he had to be charitable, according to the third pillar of Islam, Zakat. When Mansa Musa reached certain towns/cities, “he left no court emir nor holder of a royal office without the gift of a load of gold” (Doc
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Josephine F. Khonghun Special Education Center Wawandue, Subic, Zambales THE FEASIBILITTY OF BANANA (MUSA PARADISIACA) PEEL AS AN ALTERNATIVE SOURCE OF FLOORWAX Milanio, Rinoa Jane T. Grade 7 Einstein ABSTRACT The researcher conduct this study due to economics crisis nowadays. It's aim to create a product of floorwax which is cheaper and could give the same quality which the commercial one could give through banana. Chapter I – Introduction Background of the Study As of now
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Josephine F. Khonghun Special Education Center Wawandue, Subic, Zambales THE FEASIBILITTY OF BANANA (MUSA PARADISIACA) PEEL AS AN ALTERNATIVE SOURCE OF FLOORWAX Milanio, Rinoa Jane T. Grade 7 Einstein ABSTRACT The researcher conduct this study due to economics crisis nowadays. It's aim to create a product of floorwax which is cheaper and could give the same quality which the commercial one could give through banana. Chapter I – Introduction Background of the Study As of now
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and banana peel into useful ones. II. Hypothesis * To know if banana peel is good to be as an alternative as a floor wax. * To conclude that banana peel is not capable to be an alternative as a floor wax. III. Terminologies Banana – (Musa paradisiaca) is an edible fruit. Peel – rind or skin Floor wax – used to polish and preserve the finish of floors. IV. Methodology *We will need the following materials before starting: * Banana peel * Used candles * Can * Kerosene
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