Timbuktu was and still is located in Mali‚ Africa. It served its importance in 1300-1600 BCE. through scholars‚ trade‚ and architectural achievements. The importance of scholars‚ wealth‚ trade and architectural achievements‚ along with the influential people made Timbuktu one of the most important cities in the post-classical world. One of the scholars at this time was Al-Rahman‚ who was an Arab scholar who visited Timbuktu. He found that scholars of Timbuktu were more knowledgeable in Islamic teachings
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empowerment of great cities. Timbuktu was a very prosperous city. Founded on Trade and Scholarship‚ it was able to rise to its dominance. The main products traded along the routes of Timbuktu and ultimately the Songhai Empire were gold and salt. “The inhabitants of the city were very rich” (Evidence A). The citizens and inhabitants of the city being rich is only a benefit towards the city. The more affluent the citizens are the more the city can achieve. In the case of Timbuktu the knowledge and affluence
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thriving west African empire for many reasons but major ones are: the kings Sunni Ali and Muhammad Ture as well as the conquering of the city of Timbuktu. Sunni Ali became ruler in 1464. He did not waste any time waiting to begin expanding. Shortly after coming to power‚ he went to conquer the great trading port of Timbuktu from the Tuareg raiders. After Timbuktu was his‚ Sunni Ali ’s armies went south to the port of Jenne. In 1480‚ he attacked the Mossi states south of the Niger river. He had a strong
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Guided Reading Chapter 13 Terms: 1. Tropics- Areas with high humidity and temperatures 2. Monsoons- an overflow of water from rivers 3. Ecosystems- communities of living things within a certain climare 4. Bilad al-sudan- West African Jewish communities who were connected to known Jewish communities from the Middle East‚ North Africa‚ or Spain and Portugal. 5. Dhow - any of various types of sailing vessels used by Arabs on the east African‚ Arabian‚ and Indian coasts‚ generally
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Organized Week 9 Presentation Notes Lumumba Shabaka Perception of origin Swahili emphasized distinctivesness Swahili means “coasters” in Arabic Claiming Persian & Arab descent Uungwana (civilized) ways Swahili architecture emerged suddenly along with Muslim religion in 11 & 12 cent‚ supposedly no local archetypes Ustaaarabu (Arabness): used Arab script‚ Arab names‚ etc. 1980s: Neville Chittick & Mark Horton challenge this sudden rise; World System Linkage Egyptian‚ Arab‚
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Africanus was a captured slave given to Pope Leo X after the reconquest of Spain by Ferdinand and Isabella. He was baptized in 1519 and sent to Africa in order to observe and report back to the pope what he saw. In 1526‚ Africanus traveled through Timbuktu‚ a large city in the Songhai Empire in Western Sudan‚ a region consisting of the Sahel and surrounding grasslands from the east Atlantic coast through the western Lake Chad. His account shows that the society had a booming economy‚ citizens who held
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picture of Mansa Musa seated on a golden throne. Mansa Musa had led to Europe’s dramatic increase of interest in the sub- Saharan Africa. Mansa Musa travels had also increased Mali’s popularity in the world; more scholars came from‚ area such as Timbuktu‚ even people who came to Mali as teachers stayed as students. Mali also became another capital of Islam. In conclusion‚ it is obvious to one that Mansa Musa had played a big part in shaping Mali and Africa. Nobody would think that Mansa Musa not
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African Kingdoms and Empires During 400 AD‚ West Africa witnessed the rise and fall of the indigenous medieval empires of ancient Ghana‚ medieval Mali‚ and Songhai. Many other states and kingdoms arose during this time but Ghana‚ Mali and Songhai achieved the status of fully-fledged‚ functioning and long-living conquest states and expansionist empires. These empires regulated the Trans-Saharan trade by offering protection for trade caravans as well as taxing slaves‚ gold‚ firearms‚ textiles and
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not receive gold from him. (pg.373) He died in 1255 and a next ruler was Muslim Mansa Musa was skilled with military leading just like Mali. (doc. #4). A Moroccan traveler who went by the name of Leo Africanus visited Timbuktu and other cities in Mali in 1352 . Leo said that Timbuktu had doctors‚ priest‚ and judges all at the kings will. There was an various amount of manuscripts and written books that were sold the manuscripts and books were sold more than most of the merchandise (doc. #5). Ibn
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culture of Timbuktu was structured due to specific roles each member was given. Women and girls were responsible for the home and cooking. They could not have the privilege of education‚ for it was strictly for men. Girls would marry at 13 and were raised in preparation of being a wife and mother. Timbuktu became a common meeting place for traders and travelers due to the location of the out of range floods of the Niger River. Islam spread through Africa by travelers and traders. Timbuktu became exposed
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