Why was Timbuktu an important location in Mali's empire?

It was the capital of Ghana.

It was a center for learning.

It controlled the gold and salt trade.

It was the earliest city founded in West Africa.

Question

Why was Timbuktu an important location in Mali's empire?

 It was the capital of Ghana.

 It was a center for learning.

 It controlled the gold and salt trade.

 It was the earliest city founded in West Africa.

esshotwired · Answer

It controlled the gold and salt trade.

zale101 · Answer

the Timbuktu is important first for it's universities that were existed 1100 AD. In those universities, hundred thousands of manuscripts are located there that told historical events and scientific ideals people learned. Second, the trading network was popular in the Timbuktu, for Gold and Salt trade. Because Mali was popular for having gold resources. These two are what makes the importance of Timbuktu.

kingofhou · Answer

The correct answer is 'it was a center of learning.'