Question

The history of the ancient empire of Ghana is largely drawn from written observations made by outsiders to the area. The two most common descriptions come from the eighth-century Arab geographer al-Fazari and the 11th-century Arab geographer al-Bakri. Why might someone be skeptical of these accounts?

Answer 1

How did the Arabs know what was going on in Ghana? Arabs didn't travel so far, most of the larger ones towards the middle East, but few traveled to Africa, especially the western part of it. Also, they may be skeptical, if the accounts were conflicting about the same place, and if it sounds fairly "made-up" (such as exaggerated, etc)

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