The Decline of Women’s Status in Medieval West Africa (2127 words, 7 pages)
WOMEN IN MEDIEVAL WEST AFRICA The history of medieval West Africa utilizes archaeological artifacts,myths, chronicles, oral traditions, and work of Arabian and Europeanwriters. Ibn Battuta, circa 14th century, wrote about his experience inTimbuktu, the major city, that "...women were treated with more respectthan men..." yet he denounced the nudity of ...
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