PLEASE HELP!! how does this map explain its title "timbuktu: at the center of trade?

Timbuktu was famous and welthey many traders came with gold

Explanation: a town in central Mali

hernan cortes;

explanation:

the phenomenon that would be cited as evidence of increased economic interdependence between europe and the americas is  the development of mercantilism.

this theory suggests that the wealth of a country depends on its economic assets, or capital.

hope this : )