Curated OER
MALI TO MECCA, MANSA MUSA MAKES THE HAJJ
Learners explore the historical event when Mansa Musa, Ruler of Mali, made the Hajj (or holy pilgrimage) to Mecca in 1324 AD. They create Web pages or PowerPoint presentations maps, charts, posters, and oral presentations with...
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Trekking to Timbuktu: Mansa Musa Takes a Trip
Trekking to Timbuktu is a WebQuest for Grades 6-8. Mission 4 looks at Mansa Musa's journey to Mecca in 1324.
Stanford University
Stanford History Education Group: Mansa Musa
[Free Registration/Login Required] Lesson on Mansa Musa uses primary resources for historical investigation. Includes lesson plan, PowerPoint, and original documents.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Mansa Musa, One of the Wealthiest People Who Ever Lived
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...
Scholastic
Scholastic History Mystery: West African Kingdoms: Mansa Musa
Students try to guess the mystery subject Carlotta Facts, the History Mystery Museum's professor, is studying. They read the clues, do some online and offline research, and then attempt to identify the game's mystery person, Mansa Musa.
Read Works
Read Works: Mali & African Empires the Mali Empire
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the Mali Empire of Western Sudan. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
The History Cat
The History Cat: Mansa Musa & the Kingdom of Mali
A description of the important gold and salt trade that went on in Northern Africa for hundreds of years. Goes on to detail the emergence of Timbuktu in Mali into a great center of Islamic scholarship and culture under Mansa Musa, who...
Boston University
Boston University: Kingdom of Mali
This account by Al-Umari of Mansa Musa's visit to Cairo in 1324 is accompanied by several discussion questions for the classroom.
Florida State University
Florida State University: Timbuktu: A Center for Trade [Pdf]
This map shows the route that Mansa Musa took to Mecca in 1324.
Other
African Holocaust Society: Mansa Musa
Scroll down to the section on Mansa Musa for an overview of the history of Mansa Musa?s reign over Mali from 1312-1337.
Other
Mansa Musa: Africa's Wealthiest King
An overview of Mansa Musa's reign of Mali and what he accomplished.
Other
Black History Pages: Mansa Musa
A brief history of the reign of Mansa Musa and his impact on Mali.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Harcourt: Biographies: Mansa Musa
A brief history of the reign of Mansa Musa and his impact on Mali, written in language for elementary students.