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Timbuktu: The University of Sankore and Manuscript Culture
Investigate Timbuktu's flourishing as an international center of Islamic scholarship, jurisprudence, astronomy, and trade.
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African Kingdoms, Trans-Saharan Trade, and the Swahili Coast
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Analyze the geography, trade networks, and cultural achievements of West African empires and East African maritime city-states.
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