Question 65 points) Timbuktu was important for what reason? Select the best answer from the choices below.
It was an important trading center
It was built by Mansa Musa
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Timbuktu was the starting point for trans-Saharan camel caravans which transported goods northwards. Timbuktu was one of the most important cities in the Mali Empire because of its location near the Niger River bend and so it was fed by the trade along both the east and west branches of this great water highway

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