University of Timbuktu

What specifically was being taught here?

Agriculture.

Algebra, Arabic, French, Mathematics etc. It was among the best in the world in its time with people coming from Europe to study there.
It had 700 000 pages of manuscripts as of 14th century or so.

Any notable scholars?

First degree students were expected to master the Arabic language and memorize even the most minute details about the Quran

Second degree students learned grammar, math, geography, astronomy, history, law, business, "chemistry", and more advanced Islamic theology

Third degree students worked closely with Teachers

Fourth degree students were basically teachers and political advisors

Ahmed Baba, Mohammed Bagayogo, Modibo Muhammed Al Kaburi were pretty respected by the locals as wisemen

Black history.

Hahah. This is so stupid user.

Idiots.

Can we see sources in literally any claims being made here

>What specifically was being taught here?
From the books I've seen Mathematics Astrology+Astronomy, Agriculture, History, Calligraphy, Islamic "Fiqh" and tonnes of general Quran scholarship.

Professor Bix Nood's: White Wimminz and Where to Find'Em.

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Nothing. It was a run-down place overrated by Afrocentrists and Afrophiles everywhere. If it was so prestigous, why hasn't a single notable invention come from it?

>Invention
>Medieval University
Seek medical attention, you may have suffered brain damage.

>invention

>Inventions can't be conceived in universities
Considering this was Africa's only learning center and how much praise it gets, I expected more.

also tonnes of sufi shit

It wasn't the only learning center.

>medieval university
>invention

pick one, dipshit

inventions and any meaningful research didn't start happening in universities until the 19th century.

prior to that all inventions took place in private workshops and laboratories, usually furnished by the rich patrons of talented polymaths (see Leonardo da Vinci, Ibn Haytham, Al Rhazes, etc)

they taught a form of proto-Communism, complete with their own version of the labor theory of value and surplus value.

What about those Ancient Greek academies that created new forms of philosophy?

1. ancient Greek academy =/= medieval university.

much less organized, much less formal, no classes, syllabus, buildings, accreditation, degrees, or actual structure.

2. new form of philosophy =/= tangible invention

>afrocentrist
>14th century

Why are /pol/ shits so fucking dumb?

Academies and universities are the same thing and I'm sure Timbuktu had all those things, unless you were refering to the Greeks.

>New form of philosophy =/= tangible invention
Wrong. An invention doesn't have to be tangible. It can ideological. Example, Stoicism and Platoism, both of which were never thought of before and/or given new relevant meaning and then proceeded to influence a bulk of philosophers down the line.

In that case, french islam was invented in Timbuktu.
As you can see, it is much more relevant and in use today than half of the greek philosophical ideas.
Now fuck off.

>French Islam
What?

>More relevant
Islam and Greek philosophy are two completely unrelated topics. Of course a major religion is going to be relevant in todays world than a thousand year old philosophical idea. Doesn't prevent it from being an invention.