Trekking to Timbuktu: Timbuktu's Golden Age of Scholarship

Students access online information regarding education in Timbuktu and the mighty Songhai Empire. They write an essay comparing and contrasting the curriculum of the university at Sankore with that of their own school.

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timbuktu

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schools, timbuktu, social studies

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Resource Details

Grade

7th - 12th

Subjects

Social Studies & History

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Resource Type

Lesson Plans

Audience

For Teacher Use

Duration

2 hrs

Instructional Strategy

Research

Year

2003

Usage Permissions

Creative Commons

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