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October 1, 2009FYI – The Tucson Arizona
School District has instituted a mandatory program of Mexican
American Studies. What do you think of this? Is it a
good idea?
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Homework: Sundiata is a myth of
the founding of Mali. Write a “myth” of the founding of KCAPA. You must use the names of at least one teacher and one student. Also use the vocabulary words founding and creation.
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What are we going to put in the hall? I suggest
something about Mansa Musa
What do you think? I want ideas soon,
so spend a little bit of time thinking about this
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Timbuktu A city in both
ancient and modern Mali
Formerly a trading center
Formerly a center of learning
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Timbuktu Current population
31,000 Declined in part due to
an increase in the size of the Sahara Desert
Instead of being on the edge, Timbuktu is now within the Sahara
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Sankore Madrasah Part of the
University of Timbuktu
Madrash means school in Arabic
Sankore is als a Mosque
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University of Timbuktu At its peak there were
25,000 students Timbuktu had 100,000
people at the time The Quran was the
major subject but other subjects were taught
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Timbuktu Texts As many as 700,000
texts exist There is an
international effort to preserve them
The manuscripts are now in the hands of private families in Timbuktu
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Class work: Write an imagined
letter home from your visit to Timbuktu
It must be at least 3 paragraphs long
It must include 10 accurate facts about Timbuktu taken from your notes
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Use these pictures for more information to use in your letter
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