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Mansa Musa, the Hajj, and the Intellectual Center of Timbuktu
Evaluate Mansa Musa's 1324 pilgrimage to Mecca and the establishment of universities and libraries in Timbuktu.
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African Kingdoms and Indian Ocean Trade Networks
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Investigate the wealth, political structures, and trade networks of medieval and early modern African civilizations.
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SS.7.1.2Colorado Social Studies Standards · All agesApply an understanding of the historical context of significant current events, individuals, groups, ideas, and themes within regions of the Eastern Hemisphere and their relationships with one another, to draw conclusions, and solve problems.
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