Question
Why did Timbuktu emerge as a center for Islamic learning?(1 point)
Responses
Timbuktu was an important religious site for pilgrimages by Muslim scholars.
Timbuktu was an important religious site for pilgrimages by Muslim scholars.
Timbuktu was conquered by the Almoravids, who forced conversion on the people of Mali.
Timbuktu was conquered by the Almoravids, who forced conversion on the people of Mali.
Timbuktu was the political center of the Mali and Songhai empires.
Timbuktu was the political center of the Mali and Songhai empires.
Timbuktu’s role as an entrepôt attracted Islamic merchants and scholars to the region.
Responses
Timbuktu was an important religious site for pilgrimages by Muslim scholars.
Timbuktu was an important religious site for pilgrimages by Muslim scholars.
Timbuktu was conquered by the Almoravids, who forced conversion on the people of Mali.
Timbuktu was conquered by the Almoravids, who forced conversion on the people of Mali.
Timbuktu was the political center of the Mali and Songhai empires.
Timbuktu was the political center of the Mali and Songhai empires.
Timbuktu’s role as an entrepôt attracted Islamic merchants and scholars to the region.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
Timbuktu emerged as a center for Islamic learning primarily because **Timbuktu’s role as an entrepôt attracted Islamic merchants and scholars to the region.** The city's strategic location for trade, particularly in gold and salt, facilitated the exchange of ideas and culture, making it a hub for education and scholarship in the Islamic world.