https://padlet.com/84336/tl662ywoa8eo Made with a dash of schoology en-us 2016-09-21 17:55:56 UTC 2016-09-22 17:36:42 UTC hello@padlet.com 84336 https://padlet.com/84336/tl662ywoa8eo/wish/125514216 - This article is a map called the Catalan Atlas, originated from Spain in 1375. Abraham Cresques formed it, even though he had never been to West Africa, it was relied upon for trade reasons. 

- In document B, Mansa Musa is called the "Lord of the Blacks" or Musa Mali. Document A refers to him as Mansa Musa and only Mansa Musa. Both articles refer to his high value and how gold was a very vital item to his success. Some refer to him as a God like character (B) and others say that he is just a normal emperor (A). 

- For the time period, this is an accurate depiction of Mansa Musa. When he was emperor of West Africa, he was the richest man of his time due to the gold obtained there.

]]> 2016-09-21 17:58:26 UTC https://padlet.com/84336/tl662ywoa8eo/wish/125514216 84336 https://padlet.com/84336/tl662ywoa8eo/wish/125518686 - As long as people were all telling him the same story and that it was the true story, Al-Umari is a reliable source. Al-Umari was a historian who traveled through Cairo, Egypt after Mansa Musa's pilgrimage and gathered information from the natives about how things unfolded. However, if the people of Cairo lied to Al-Umari, this article could be completely false and unreliable. Therefore, it is most likely a reliable source but cross checking should occur. 

- Document C takes the time to show honor and praise for Mansa Musa, while document A is more of the factual side of things, as well as unproven words stated, and document B is somewhat in the middle. C and A refer to Mansa Musa as a historical figure, which B does not. 

-  Emir Abu talks about Mansa Musa as this massive religious figure who was extremely strong in his virtues and responsibilities as a leader. 

- Much like document B, this document is only accurate to a certain extent. Although he is discussed factually, certain aspects of Mansa Musa were most likely exaggerated when it came to Emir Abu sharing about him. ]]> 2016-09-21 18:08:03 UTC https://padlet.com/84336/tl662ywoa8eo/wish/125518686 84336 https://padlet.com/84336/tl662ywoa8eo/wish/125524807 Mansa Musa was, and still remains, to be the richest man to ever roam the Earth. Gold was, and still is, extremely valuable, which meant that obtaining it would lead to the ability of becoming "rich". And seeing that West Africa was home to a lot of gold, it would only make sense for Mansa Musa to curate enough to make himself own a very intense networth. ]]> 2016-09-21 18:22:42 UTC https://padlet.com/84336/tl662ywoa8eo/wish/125524807