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What was the significance of Mansa Musa’s pilgrimage to Mecca?


It marked the beginning of the trans-Saharan caravan trade.


It demonstrated the wealth and influence of the Mali Empire and helped establish diplomatic and economic ties with other regions.


It led to the fall of Constantinople and the rise of the Ottoman Empire.


It introduced animism and ancestor worship to the Arabian Peninsula.

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It demonstrated the wealth and influence of the Mali Empire and helped establish diplomatic and economic ties with other regions.

Explanation: Mansa Musa’s 1324–25 hajj showcased enormous wealth (lavish gifts of gold), financed scholarship and mosque building, raised Mali’s international profile, and strengthened trade and diplomatic connections with North Africa and the broader Islamic world.