Unit 6 Part 2

By mickiieee
  • Mar 20, 1300

    Manasa masa and the great Hajj

    -(Exact date unknown) In the 1300's
    -Manasa Musa
    -Manasa was very rich, he was so rich he gave away gold to random strangers, he was the kingdoms favorite king. Manasa was a devout Muslim, and an important duty is to make a Hajj. When Manasa did it, he made sure to do it in a grand and fancy way. His hajj brought fame to Mali.
    -This is significant to the kingdom of Mali because Mali wouldn't have as much of a recognition without the hajj Mali wouldn't be so famous.
    - Page 360 in the textbook
  • Mar 20, 1375

    Sunni Ali campaign of conquest

    -(Exact date unknown) 1375
    -Sunni Ali
    -Sunni Ali led a campaign of conquest to create his own empire. He made an army, weapons, navy, and military camps.
    -If Sunni hadn't have done this, he wouldn't have been remembered. Timbuktu scholars remember his as a power hungry Tyrant
    -Page 362 in the textbook
  • Mar 20, 1450

    Zimbabwe

    -Abandoned in (Exact date unknown) 1450
    -Portuguese
    -The portuguese came apon the city in amazement, they were awed by its size. It was important because it was in a place near gold fields and trading cities. It was abandoned because of diseases and the trade routes moved.
    -It was significant because it had great importance in the trading system, and the city itself was very wealthy
    -Source: page 370 in the textbook
  • Mar 20, 1500

    Sullyman the lawgiver

    -Reign in the 1500's
    -Sulleyman the magnificent
    -Sulleyman was known to his realm as the Sullyman the Lawgiver because he formed an intricate set of laws for his people. It was needed because his lands were diverse in religion and geographic
    -It was significant because he finished a system the Ottoman empire had long needed.
    Source: Page 378 in the textbook
  • Mar 20, 1542

    Akbar the great

    -Ruled from: 1542-1605
    -Akbar the great
    -Abar went on to conquer most of northern and central india. Under his reign, he built a very powerful large and powerful empire. Akbar was a kind and tolerant ruler. He abolished the tax on non-muslims.
    -It was significant because the people in the community that weren't muslims did not have to pay taxes anymore.