Match the name of the place with the description.
Constantinople/Byzantium
Timbuktu
Mecca
1.
located near network of caravan routes, seaways and paved highways; easier to defend the Byzantium empire; near fertile land to grow crops.
2.
holiest city of Islam, House of Wisdom research library located in the Muslim Empire
3.
formed by Mansa Musa of the Mali Empire; an architectural showplace; great center of learning