Question

Although all of the choices are correct to some degree, Mansa Musa's pilgrimage to Mecca BEST illustrates his A) belief in the Islamic faith. B) position as the king of the Mali Empire. C) goal to coordinate the trans-Saharan gold trade. D) establishment of universities in the Mali Empire.

Answer 1

A belief in the Islamic faith

Step-by-step explanation:

The pilgrimage to Mecca had many results, uncluding the devaluation of gold in the Mediterranean world, but does not directly illustrate his position as king as previous kings had not made the pilgrimage, and people other than the king also joined.

Answer 2

Indeed, all the answers are, to some extent, correct, but the most remarkable because it encompasses the reality of the other answers is

B) his position as king of the Empire of Mali.

Step-by-step explanation:

It is not possible to understand King (emperor) Musa's pilgrimage to Mecca without separating it from his status as the most powerful and richest king of his time.

His abundant and very rich entourage, the fact that the pilgrimage lasted more than a year, the creation of a mosque every Friday throughout that same year, the establishment of trade routes and even the economic crisis that led to the Islamic holy lands due to the amount of gold he squandered among the needy, are some of the aspects derived from his condition, undisguised as the powerful king (emperor) of Mali.