HISTORY
THE MUSLIM WORLD AND AFRICA
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Question
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During the 15th century, a great center of learning was built, the University of Sankore, along with a great library. Which of the following cities was home to these centers of knowledge and education?
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Timbuktu
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Alexandria
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Sokoto
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Mogadishu
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Home of the prestigious Koranic Sankore University and other madrasas, Timbuktu was an intellectual and spiritual capital and a centre for the propagation of Islam throughout Africa in the 15th and 16th centuries. Its three great mosques, Djingareyber, Sankore and Sidi Yahia, recall Timbuktu’s golden age.
Detailed explanation-2: -Education is simply the act of providing knowledge to a group of students. This can be done using any number of techniques that are appropriate to the age and skills of the students. The history of education is the study of the different techniques popular historically for achieving this goal.
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