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Who did the Portuguese hoped to be rich like when they traveled to Africa?

Who did the Portuguese hoped to be rich like when they traveled to Africa?-example-1
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Answer: my guess is mansa musa

Explanation:African kingdoms rich with gold. Reports from merchants in Southwest Asia and North Africa told of a rich king, Mansa Musa, from Mali. In 1324 he had traveled to Mecca to make his pilgrimage to the Kaaba, the holiest site in the Islamic world.

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