Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 exam•Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Definition
The pilgrimage to Mecca undertaken by Mansa Musa in 1324 that attracted the attention of merchants and cartographers from the eastern Mediterranean to southern Europe and prompted international trade plans.
AP course connection
Topic 1.5: 1.5 The Sudanic Empires: Ghana, Mali, and Songhai