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home to arguably the world's oldest university, was the intellectual center of its age" in paragraph 2 contribute to the development of ideas in the text?
A. It demonstrates why the Atlantic slave trade was so harmful to West African culture.
B. It supports the idea that West Africa was a center of civilization before the slave trade.
C. It reveals that people from Timbuktu should not have become slaves because they were educated.
D. It shows that West African societies were greatly impacted by the Atlantic slave trade.
A. It demonstrates why the Atlantic slave trade was so harmful to West African culture.
B. It supports the idea that West Africa was a center of civilization before the slave trade.
C. It reveals that people from Timbuktu should not have become slaves because they were educated.
D. It shows that West African societies were greatly impacted by the Atlantic slave trade.
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The statement "home to arguably the world's oldest university, was the intellectual center of its age" in paragraph 2 contributes to the development of ideas in the text primarily by:
**B. It supports the idea that West Africa was a center of civilization before the slave trade.**
This choice highlights the significance of West Africa's educational and intellectual achievements, establishing the region as a prominent and culturally rich civilization prior to the disruptions caused by the slave trade.
**B. It supports the idea that West Africa was a center of civilization before the slave trade.**
This choice highlights the significance of West Africa's educational and intellectual achievements, establishing the region as a prominent and culturally rich civilization prior to the disruptions caused by the slave trade.