Mansa Musa by Sarah Ochocki https://padlet.com/87787/qo3xxtn78xcw Documents B and C en-us 2016-09-21 13:09:31 UTC 2017-03-15 10:36:51 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Ring.png Document B Questions 87787 https://padlet.com/87787/qo3xxtn78xcw/wish/125381692 1. It is a medieval map from the Catalan Atlas. Abraham Cresques is the illustrator and the map was put in the Catalan Atlas. It was drawn in 1375.
2. It is a secondary source derived from Abraham Cresques' map in 1375, which is far more reliable than the Huffington Post. The Post cited few sources, and those that were cited were largely unreliable. 
3. No, we do not think it is. This source was passed through multiple people by word of mouth. The facts could have been easily twisted.

]]> 2016-09-21 13:12:43 UTC https://padlet.com/87787/qo3xxtn78xcw/wish/125381692 Document C Questions 87802 https://padlet.com/87787/qo3xxtn78xcw/wish/125662182 1. Al-Umari was an Arabian historian from Damascus. I think he was an accurate source because he was close to Mansa Musa and wrote down things as they happened as to not twist the tale. 
2. This is a secondary source document, as he heard these things from other people who met him. However, this was written with no intention of being seen, while the Huffington Post planned to be seen, so the Post had a motive to change the story. 
3. He was described as being respected by those around him, and he was given the traits of being pious, persistent, and honorable. He was described as having "extreme honor", "greatest courtesy",  and "persistent".
4. No, Al-Umari heard what he told through other people, so the source is not reliable.]]> 2016-09-22 11:00:37 UTC https://padlet.com/87787/qo3xxtn78xcw/wish/125662182 Was Mansa Musa the richest person ever? 87802 https://padlet.com/87787/qo3xxtn78xcw/wish/125662708 Yes, although none of the documents are primary sources, which would be most reliable, all of the documents seem to agree that Mansa Musa was in fact very rich, as he was able to give out money to the people of Cairo and other things. ]]> 2016-09-22 11:03:38 UTC https://padlet.com/87787/qo3xxtn78xcw/wish/125662708 How did the expansion of trade lead to new kingdoms?  87802 https://padlet.com/87787/qo3xxtn78xcw/wish/125663373 With trade, resources were able to be shared with other kingdoms, allowing access to new things. New kingdoms were able to form via the revenue that the trade and its routes created. ]]> 2016-09-22 11:07:07 UTC https://padlet.com/87787/qo3xxtn78xcw/wish/125663373