Timbuktu is a Real City
Interesting Facts in Easy English
Pre-Listening Vocabulary
- remote: far away
- trading port: a central location where people go to buy and sell goods
- scholar: a well-educated person; usually one who shares his or her knowledge
- golden age: a time period when things went very well; a profitable time
- invade: to enter an area by force and try to take it over
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Timbuktu Is a Real City
Comprehension Questions
- Where is Timbuktu?
- In English, what does the word Timbuktu often mean?
- What commodities did people trade in Timbuktu in the 11th century?
Discussion Questions: Long ago, Timbuktu was a great place to buy, sell, and trade books and knowledge? Do you think the exchange of words and knowledge was as important back then as it is today? What has changed?
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18 comments
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English Club Indonesia says:
Timbuktu is a city in Mali. In English, the word “Timbuktu” often means a remote place. People in Timbuktu in the 11th century traded salt. The exchange of words and knowledge is always important no matter the era, especially back then when people were far in distance; gaining knowledge from outsiders could be considered as gold.
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Hisham Samir says:
I really love the very exciting historical information.
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Ademir Reis says:
I didn’t know anything about this historic city. I found it very interesting to know that it represented a great commercial, cultural and educational center. Its geographical position facilitated great trade between the peoples of the Sahara desert and the Mediterranean. I imagine it would be a very interesting city to visit when it was at its commercial and cultural heyday.
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Maison says:
Timbuktu is a city in west Africa’s republic of Mali.
In English, Timbuktu mean a very remote place.
People traded gold and salt in Timbuktu un the 11th century.
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Phong says:
Yes I think this is a good story to study
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Amy X says:
Timbuktu is in the West African republic of Mali.
In English, Timbuktu mean a very remote place.
People traded gold and salt in Timbuktu in the 11th century. -
Khulud says:
Timbuktu is a city in West Africa’s republic of Mali.
In English, the word Timbuktu often means a remote place.
People traded gold and salt in Timbuktu in the 11th century.
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Rolfie says:
Timbuktu is a city in Malin, twenty kilometers north of the Niger River. It had a population of 54,453 in the 2009 census.
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Bayu says:
No comment
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Abdel Malek says:
Hi
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Meher says:
I find it bizarre that Timbuktu had been invaded by Morocco. They do not share borders and Morocco has never been considered as powerful and invading country.
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Lizeth says:
In Mexico the word Timbuktu is used often, with the same meaning. I don’t knowing about this history, is so curious!
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osama says:
There are a lot of things are changed and a lot of things are changing day by day. I think Technology play a vital rule in that. People had many difficulties because of the technology. Like Now a days , people have a access of internet so they can do a lot of work without going anywhere and gain knowledge by sitting on the single place.
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Kean says:
Timbuktu
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Kory Aran says:
Intresting story
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roli says:
thanks :3
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anthony says:
the questions
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Rifdah Nur Hidayati says:
I never heard about Timbuktu before.