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During its golden age in the 14th to 16th centuries, Timbuktu became globally famous as a center for what?

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Correct answer: Islamic scholarship and book trade

Timbuktu was home to the prestigious Sankore University and vast libraries containing hundreds of thousands of historical manuscripts. These texts covered everything from astronomy and medicine to law, proving a rich intellectual tradition in West Africa. Photo: Flickr user: Emilio Labrador Santiago de Chile https://www.flickr.com/people/305, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0.

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