Why was the city of timbuktu important?
a. it was the crossroads of travel from the atlantic coast to mecca.
b. it was a center of trade, culture, and education.
c. it was the site of the largest gold mines in africa.
d. it served as the west african home of the sultan of egypt.

answer; /// the correct answer is evidence of the olmec civilization has been found in southern american in a hot steamy forest, archaeologists have found earthen artifacts at several sites that were evidence of the olmec civilization. these   artifacts were mounds,courtyards and pyramids build of stones, also on top of the mounds were many monuments made of stone, some of these stone structures are very large, they weigh as much as 44

b toward the volcano.landward. the landward side of something is the side nearest to the land or facing the land, rather than the sea.