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Money · Ages 7+ · Set A
Mansa Musa and his gold
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Remember: When there is lots of something, each piece is worth less. Gold is special because it is rare.

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Amara joins the caravanAmara lived in Mali, a rich land in West Africa. Mali had lots of gold, and it traded gold for salt, which came from the desert. Her ruler, Mansa Musa, decided to make a great journey to the faraway city of Mecca. Amara joined his caravan, with thousands of people and many camels. Some camels carried food and water, some carried tents, and some carried sacks of gold. It took many months to cross the desert. At last they reached Cairo, a big, busy city in Egypt. Mansa Musa gave gold to the people he met, pouch after pouch. Soon gold lay on every table in the market. People say gold became worth less in Cairo, because there was suddenly lots of it.
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Join each place to what the story says about it.
  1. 1Mali
  2. 2The desert road
  3. 3Cairo
  • Agold piled up in baskets
  • Bcamels with tents and water skins
  • Cgold on every table in the market
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The caravan crossed the desert in just a few days.
TrueFalse
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Circle every thing the camels carried.
💧Food and water⛺Tents💰Sacks of gold🌴A palm tree🪨Big rocks
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Mali traded its gold for , which came from the desert.
fishsaltpots
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Soon gold lay on every table in Cairo. Which picture shows the gold in Cairo?
A little gold
Lots of gold

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Number the journey.
  • Set out from Mali
  • Reach Cairo
  • Cross the desert for many months
  • Give out gold in the market
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When there is lots of something, each piece is worth .
the samemoreless
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The word Mansa means king.
TrueFalse
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Mansa Musa decided to travel to which faraway city?
🔺Cairo🕌Mecca🏙️Mali
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Amara says: gold lost its worth in Cairo because it rusted. What is the mistake?
💰Gold does not rust. There was suddenly lots of it🔬Gold got smaller🚫Gold was never worth anything
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Name one thing that is rare and one thing there is lots of. Which is worth more, piece for piece?
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Draw a camel carrying a tent, a water skin and sacks of gold.
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