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TIMBUKTU Source 1 Timbuktu was one of the most important centres of trade and intellectual life in West Africa in the later Middle Ages, flourishing through participation in long-distance trade networks directed north across the Sahara. Insoll 1998: 413 Source 2 There are many wells containing sweet water in Timbuktu; and in addition, when the Niger is in flood canals deliver the water to the city. Grain and animals are abundant, so that much milk and butter is consumed. But salt is in very short supply because it is carried here from Taghaza, some 500 miles from Timbuktu. Food and water in Timbuktu, described in around 1530 by Leo Africanus c. 1526 Source 3 The houses of Timbuktu are huts made of claycovered sticks with thatched roofs. In the centre of the city is a temple built of stone and mortar, built by an architect named Granata, and in addition there is a large palace, constructed by the same architect, where the king lives. The shops of the craftsmen, the merchants, and especially weavers of cotton cloth are very numerous. Fabrics are also imported from Europe to Timbuktu, carried by Berber merchants. Buildings in Timbuktu, described in around 1530 by Leo Africanus c. 1526 What was Timbuktu like, according to these sources? Source 4: The Great Mosque at Timbuktu © Emilio Labrador
MANSA MUSA, KING OF MALI This is a picture from a medieval atlas, drawn in modern day Spain. It shows the King of Mali, Mansa Musa, who reigned between 1312 and 1327. The artist has highlighted certain things about him. What are they? Source 5: Catalan Atlas (detail) © Bibliothèque Nationale de France
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