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Leo Africanus Description of Timbuktu

Leo Africanus & descriptions of Timbuktu

The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu Chapter 1 Questions and Answers 2023 Who was Abdel Kader Haidara? - Found out about the treasures when he was young - his father ran a school where people would study called the Haidara School which ran in their home How long has the Haidara school been around? since the sixteenth century, there were manuscripts in the house to prove it that were locked away Who was the first European explorer to reach Timbuktu through the Sahara? Alexander G...

Leo Africanus Description of Timbuktu Question and answers 2023/2024 verified to passWho Wrote it? - correct answer Leo Africanus Who was he? - correct answer a former slave and reknowned writer and captured muslim When was it written - correct answer 1526 Where was it written? - correct answer In africa, in Timbuktu What is it ? - correct answer A travel report for pope leo X on timbuktu

Leo Africanus & descriptions of Timbuktu Question and answers 2023/2024 verified to pass Where was he from - correct answer He was born in Spain in 1483 and he was a Muslim Why do we know about him - correct answer - he was an educated man and he travelled a lot to Africa - we have a lot of documentation of his travels to west and North Africa - pope Leo X asked him to write a out his travels in Africa - he made two trips to Timbuktu - changed his a

Leo Africanus Description of Timbuktu

Leo Africanus & descriptions of Timbuktu

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