Wonders of the African World | The Road to Timbuktu: Ancient Manuscripts

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Henry Louis Gates Jr. Wonders of the African World Black Kingdoms of the Nile the Swahili Coast the slave kingdoms the Holy Land the road to Timbuktu Timbuktu 400-year-old Arabic manuscripts 13th-century law astronomy 300-year-old history of Islam Gateway to the Desert intellectual achievement
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History-Social Science
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Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12
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Wonders of the African World | The Road to Timbuktu: Ancient Manuscripts

In his travel diary, Professor Gates shares personal feelings and observations of his journeys through Africa. In Timbuktu, Gates was amazed by a find that could change the worldview of African intellectual achievement.
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