Multiple Choice
Which of the following describes the importance of Timbuktu in the fourteenth century?
A) It was a commercial center in southern India that was a way station for traveling Buddhist monks.
B) It was a commercial center in southern India that connected Arab and Chinese trade.
C) It was a commercial center in West Africa that was an intellectual center for Muslim scholars.
D) It was a commercial center in West Africa that provided the majority of spices to Arabia and Europe.
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