THE KINGDOM OF MALI Flashcards

1
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where is mali located

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mali is located in west africa

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2
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what was mali and how did it become that way

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it was a powerfull kingdom in the 14 century and wealthy as a result of trade across the sahara desert

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3
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what and to wich places was mali conected to

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trade routes

mali was conected to north africa , asia, europe

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4
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explain the sahara desert

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the largest hot desert 
stretches across entire north Africa 
a lot of sand 
many sandstorms 
very hot
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5
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what did the traders quicly

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that camels walked over sand much easier than them and could go longer without food and water

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how did the traders transport there good

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the traders transported their goods through the desert using large groups of camels called caravans.Sometimes there would be up to 40 000 camels in one caravan

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7
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what did the traders fear they might incounter

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  • sandstorms
  • heat
  • cold
  • getting lost
  • robbers
  • little food and water
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8
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true or false;

salt was valuable

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TRUE

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9
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why was salt valuable

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there was no fridges and salt prevented meat from going bad. Salt was usually traded for gold. Salt was scare. T he people from west africa had to fond it elsewhere. From north Africa traders transported salt on camel back through the desert to the west.

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10
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explain timbuktu

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timbuktu was a large and important city. In Timbuktu there was a large market where all goods were sold

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11
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what was very important to the Arabic countries and Europe

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Gold from West Africa

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12
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wat goods were taken from West Africa and taken to North Africa

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  • slaves
  • ivory
  • ostrich feathers
  • peacock feathers
  • leather good
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13
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what did they get in North Africa

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  • weapons
  • fabric
  • horses
  • wood
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14
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what happened to the slaves

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they travel to North Africa and sold to the wealthy people

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15
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what is an Islam

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  • Islam is the religion of followers of the prophet muhammad.
  • they are called muslims .
  • During the 7th century Islam started in Arabia and then spread to other countries especially through trade routes . *The Muslim traders went to stay between the local people and built mosque and converted people to Islam in this way.
  • In west Africa , Islam also became established amongst tradeers and leaders.
  • In this way the arabs astablished a large empire.
  • 7th to 9th century
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16
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who was the most famous king of Mali

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Mansa Musa

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17
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what does the word mansa mean

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Leader

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18
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how long did masa rule

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25 years

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19
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from when to when did he rule

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1307 to 1332

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20
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what happend to Mali

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mali reached its peak . his goverment had a very good system wich worked well for law and order

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how large was his empire

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8 million people

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22
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what did he do to his empire

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He divided his empire into provinces and appointed governors to rule each and in every city had each own mayor

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23
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what was unique to him

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he asked slaves for advice and he was a muslim but exeptted other african religions

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24
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what else did mansa musa have

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a strong army

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25
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what did he do that involved his religion

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he made Islam the state religon and built many mosques .

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26
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what did he make Timbuktu

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he made Timbuktu a very famous and important place

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27
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wat was Timbuktu known for

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the centre of trade and learning . Travelers also said the crime rate was low and there was fair trading

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28
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where is mecca

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mecca is a city arabia which place for muslims as the prophet muhammad was born ther

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29
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what does muslims believe

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that mecca is that its ther duty to make a pilgrimage to mecca at least once in their lifetime

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30
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what is an oasis

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a place in the desert where you can find food and water

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31
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when did Mansa Musa take his pilgrimage to Mecca

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1324

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32
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explain Mansa Musa pilgrimage to mecca

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every muslim has to go to mecca 1 in their life
he went through the sahara to Cairo Eygypt
he took more than 80 camels
transported gold and gifts
he took 1 000 of :
*slaves
*soldiers
*officials
*merchants
*servants
along his journey he erected and build mosques
he invested so much money the value of gold in egypt went

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33
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what was Mansa Musa known for

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being kind and promoting trade and education

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34
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who did masa musa take back to Mali

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Sahili

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35
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what was Mali at Masa Musa death

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stable and wealthy

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36
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wat city was important in Mali

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Djenne

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37
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what did masa take back with him when he returned to Mali

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An arabian architect to help buld the Great Mosque.

38
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what did they use to make the Great Mosque

A

a special mud mixture

39
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what was the mud mixture made of

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  • water
  • soil
  • rice husks
  • straws
  • wood
40
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what happened to the Great Mosques

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it became dilapidated in the 19th century that had to be rebuild . In 1988 it was declared a world heritage site each year a new mud mixture has to be put on

41
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who was leo africanus

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he was a traveller and he wrote books

42
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when did he travel through africa

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16th century

43
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where was he born

A

spain
raised in morocco
was a muslim

44
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how did people learn more about africa

A

through Leo’s writtings

45
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wat did Leo show

A

That West Africa had powerful kingdoms and flourished cities

46
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what did the Pope ask Leo to do

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to write about Africa

47
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how and how many times did he visit Timbuktu

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He visited Timbuktu 2 and used camel caravan to cross the Sahara Desert

48
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when did Leo visit Timbuktu

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early 1500s

49
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what discriptions did he give about Mali

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  • the houses are build from clay and thin branches and have grass roofs
  • there is a temple in the middle of the city made from clay and stone
  • there is a large palace were the king lives
  • there are many shops and workers who work with cotton fabric
  • they sell textiles imported from Europe
  • there are many wealthy people there
  • the woman keep their faces covered with veils
  • wells with Sweet water
  • Niger River floods water is directed with canals
  • lot of butter milk are used because a lot of animals
  • king is wealthy and a lot of gold
  • are many slaves who work for citizen
  • peaceful nation
  • king appoints juges , teachers, priests
  • are many many handwritten books sold for big profit
  • they dont have coins they pay using pure gold lumps or smaller kauri shells persia
  • they walk around in evening sining and dancing
50
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where is Timbuktu located

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in the centre of the TransSahara trade route , near the NigerRiver.

51
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why is Timbuktu well located

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All traders meet here the river traders from the south as well as the camel caravan traders from the north who had travelled through the desert

52
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who came to buy from West Africa

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countries around the mediterranean sea

53
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what did they buy from West Africa

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  • Gold
  • Copper
  • Salt
54
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what did they buy from the Sahara

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  • Ivory
  • Dried fish
  • Cola nuts
  • Slaves
55
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what did the traders from other countries bring

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  • Textiles
  • Horses
  • Other luxury items to sell
56
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what was a bid demand

A

book

57
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what was the most important item for sale

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  • gold

* salt

58
Q

who had controlled the goldmines in the South of the country

A

Mali

59
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what other items were for sale

A
  • Manna (type of maze)
  • Rice
  • Grain
  • Sorghum
  • Dried fish
60
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when did Timbuktu become the centre of education

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When Islam spread to Mali

61
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what was in Timbuktu

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  • University
  • Mosques
  • libraries
  • Schools
62
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scholars came from were to study at Timbuktu

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All over the Muslim world and Arabic countries

63
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about what did the scholars write manuscripts about

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Astronomy and Mathematics

64
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wich scientist were advanced

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  • Physics
  • chemistry
  • maths
65
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what did they replace and introduced the consept of 0

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Roman numerals

66
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who invented Algebra

A

scientists in Timbuktu

67
Q

who invented the glass mirror

A

Arab scientists

68
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who figured that the day was devided into 24 hours and how

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Timbuktu Scientists and they figured it out by using a water clock

69
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what did the astronomers figure out

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  • How big the earth was
  • That the earth was round
  • That the moon revolved around the earth
  • That the earth revolved around the sun
  • the milky way consisted of 1 000 stars
70
Q

True or false

all people believed them that the earth was round

A

False

Many Europeans did not believe them

71
Q

what did they know also a lot about

A

Medicine

72
Q

what did they figure about sicknesses

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some were infectious (such as pox,measles,TB)

first people to build hospitals

73
Q

what is optics (ophthalmology)

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eyesight and they could heal eye infections and cataracts

74
Q

True Or False

experts of history and geography travelled a lot and build up knowledge which they also spread during their travels

A

TRUE

75
Q

what did they introduece to the West

A

Chinese Compass

76
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how did they work their routes through the desert

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using the star

77
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who helped the government to implement various system and showed them how to apply islamic tradition in the government systems

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The Arab scholar

78
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what was written in Arabic

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Manuscripts and antique documents

79
Q

what does these manuscripts tell us

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the history of Africa long before the people in Europe could read or write

80
Q

how does these manuscripts get damage

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  • Dust
  • Air
  • And the weather
81
Q

how old is some of these manuscripts

A

500 years old

82
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in wich year did the South African government offer to help preserve these manuscripts

A

2001

83
Q

what did they do to protect these manuscripts

A
  • They found out which temp to store these manuscripts

* trained people to handle these manuscripts

84
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what is UNESCO

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UNESCO is a worldwide organisation

85
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what does UNESCO stand for

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United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation

86
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what does UNESCO do

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they decide which places in the world are valuable and should be preserved for future generations.

87
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what is a world heritage site

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a place reserved by UNESCO

88
Q

who does a world heritage site belong to

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everybody in the world no matter in which country you live

89
Q

name 2 world heritage sites in Africa

A

Robben Island

Timbuktu

90
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when was Timbuktu named a world heritage site

A

1988

91
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why did they call Timbuktu a world heritage site

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*The architectural styles of the mosques and the city value as a centre of learning