Timbuktu in the Fourteenth Century Was a

question 20

Multiple Choice

Timbuktu in the fourteenth century was a

• A) barren and inhospitable location in the Sahara.
• B) major port of trade with the eastern world on the Indian Ocean.
• C) military outpost in the kingdom of Ghana.
• D) city in Mali, with a distinguished faculty of scholars.

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Physical Gestures

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Facial Expressions

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Social Conventions

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High-Context Culture

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