apr 12, 1324 BC - Timbuktu
Description:
- Located in the present country of Mali- trading center located in the Sahara desert
- Central meeting place for merchants
- It becomes an intellectual center
- Reached its peak as a center of Islamic culture
- Thousands of scholars attended the three major universities that sparked intellectual activity.
- Timbuktu housed more than 700,000 manuscripts and at that time books were the most valuable trade products
Added to timeline:
Date:
apr 12, 1324 BC
Now
~ 3352 years ago