Students will examine several primary sources and explore the question: 

How did external (European/North African) perceptions of medieval West Africa differ from internal West African perceptions of themselves?

Created by Boston University's Pardee School of Global Studies, students will use Google Earth to explore the geography of Africa. 

From the Stanford History Education group: This lesson explores the question: Was Mansa Musa the richest person ever?

From the Stanford History Education Group: This lesson explores the Muslim world of the 14th century.