Mali rebels hold historic city of Timbuktu

Apr 09, 2012

Q: After seizing the historic city of Timbuktu, Mali’s Tuareg rebels last week declared the independence of their "Azawad" nation in northern Mali. Where is Mali on this map?

Circle the area on this map

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Q: Timbuktu has come to represent "the most distant place imaginable," according to the Oxford English Dictionary. It lies at the edge of what great desert?

A. Antarctic

B. Sahara

C. Gobi

D. Mojave

Q: Timbuktu was founded by Tuareg nomads in the 12th Century and became an immensely wealthy city located at the center of important trading routes for salt and gold. Locals also considered Timbuktu a holy city for . . .

A. Jews

B. Buddhists

C. Christians

D. Muslims

Q: The traditionally nomadic Tuareg people have been fighting for independence for the northern half of Mali since at least 1958, when they asked their colonial rulers for a separate homeland called Azawad. Mali was a colony of which nation?

A. Belgium

B. Britain

C. France

D. Germany

Q: The military chiefs of 13 of Mali’s neighbors met last week to plan for a military intervention to push back the Tuareg rebels, as well as to restore constitutional rule in Mali after last month's military coup. The leaders met in the nation on Mali's southern border, Cote d' . . .

A. Ivoire

B. Faso

C. Or

D. Armor

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