In the article “Is Mansa Musa the richest man who ever lived by” Naima Mohamud from BBC news Africa, the author talks about Mansa Musa’s enormous wealth and how he gained this enormous wealth. The author also talks about and emphazies’s Mansa Musa’s extreme generosity. In the text it states “So lavishly did he hand out gold in Cairo that his three-month stay caused the price of gold to plummet in the region for 10 years, wrecking the economy”. In this quote Naima talks about how Mansa Musa’s generosity lead to Cairos price of gold to plummet because he gave out so much gold it began to lose its value.
Who’s the Author ? The author is Naima Mohamud and he works with the organization BBC Africa.
Who is the Audience? It is a very general audile, this article wasn’t targeted at a specific group of people or person, just anyone interested in Mansa Musa.
What is the Occasion? The author created this text to educate people more on Mansa Musa’s life and who he was and how he became the wealthiest person to ever live.
What’s the purpose? The purpose is to inform people about Mansa Musa’s life.
What is the genre? Very Descriptive
What is the tone? This has a neutral tone.
Relevance? This does help me answer my question a lot because it gives me a lot of details and information.
Accuracy: This article is very accurate because a lot of authors have talked about similar things written in this article.
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