Trans-Saharan trade - Wikipedia
WEBTrans-Saharan trade. French-language map showing the major trans-Saharan trade routes (1862) Trans-Saharan trade is trade between sub-Saharan Africa and North Africa that requires travel across the Sahara. Though this trade began in prehistoric times, the peak of trade extended from the 8th century until the early 17th century CE.
Trans-Saharan Trade Routes - World History Encyclopedia
WEBMar 1, 2019 · A map indicating the major trans-Saharan trade routes across West Africa c. 1100-1500 CE. The darker yellow areas indicate gold fields.
The Trans-Saharan Gold Trade (7th–14th Century)
WEBThe rise of the Soninke empire of Ghana appears to be related to the beginnings of the trans-Saharan gold trade in the fifth century. From the seventh to the eleventh century, trans-Saharan trade linked the Mediterranean economies that demanded gold—and could supply salt—to the sub-Saharan economies, where gold was abundant.
WEBFrom 1200 to 1450, an extensive trans-Saharan trading system reached its peak. Huge caravans of camels and merchants transported goods from one “shore” of the desert to the other. Trade across the Sahara linked the great kingdoms of West Africa to the Mediterranean and Indian Ocean worlds.
Trans-Saharan Trade Routes - oerproject.com
WEBTrans-Saharan Trade Routes. From 1200 to 1450, an extensive trading network stretched across the Sahara Desert, linking the wealthy empires of West Africa to the Mediterranean Sea and Indian Ocean.
The Camel Caravans of the Ancient Sahara - World History …
WEBMar 12, 2019 · Trans-Saharan Trade Routes. The really large camel caravans that travelled the minimum 1000 kilometres (620 miles) to cross the entire Sahara desert really took off from the 8th century CE with the rise of Islamic North African states and such empires as the Ghana Empire of the Sudan region (6th-13th century CE).
WEB1.1 Map of the Trans-Saharan zone, showing names of modern countries and main regions. [page 3] 1.2 Map of the major landforms (massifs and sand seas) in the Sahara. [9] 1.3 Map of the principal oasis groups and areas of modern vegetation in hyper-arid and arid areas of the Sahara. [10] 1.4 Diachronic map of the principal Saharan trails and ...
9.4 North Africa’s Mediterranean and Trans-Saharan Connections
WEBThis map shows the historical trans-Saharan trade routes that crisscrossed ancient North Africa, linking cities on both sides of the Sahara in a network that grew and expanded over several hundred years.
WEBA satellite image of the Sahara Desert. © Getty Images. From 1200 to 1450, the trans-Saharan trading system reached its peak. Caravans of camels and merchants transported goods across the desert. Trade across the Sahara linked …
The Gold Road - Information and Teaching Resources
WEBThe Gold Road Project Interactive Map highlights people, places, and trans-saharan trade items representing the medieval Sudanic empires of Ghana, Mali and Songhai.
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