Trans-Saharan (Video)
What two places did the Trans-Saharn Trade routes Connect?
Sub Saharn Africa and the Mediterranean World
Who often attacked caravens?
Bandits, and raiders
When did the Trans- Saharan begin to decline?
The 16th century
Where were the most important trade cities located?
The Sahel region
What African empires was the Trans-Saharan Trade Network impotanat to?
Ghana, Mali, and Songhai
How many kilometers did the trade routes cover?
Over 6,000 kilometers
What were the names of the 3 most important trade cities?
Timbuktu, Gao, and Jenne
Where was Timbuktu located?
West Africa
What exotic goods were the Europeans able to offer?
spices and silk.
What animals teeth was traded at this time?
Elephants teeth.
What religion had a big rise?
The Islamic religion
What other 3 goods were exchanged?
Ivory, salt, and textiles
How many camels, horses, and donkeys were in the caravens?
Up to 10 thousand.
European Traders were able to offer Goods at lower prices than the Arab and Berber merchants.
What did these empies get through the trade network?
Wealth, power, goods, and resources.
When did the Trans-Saharan Trade begin?
The 8th Century
What was the gold used for in the Islamic world?
To make coins and jewerly.
What two places did the roots vary from?
The Niger river and the West coast of Africa.
Why did people attend to the universities?
They were centers of Islamic learning where scholars from the Islamic world came to study and teach.
Why was the Trans-Saharan considered the most influential trade network?
it included the exchange of goods, ideas, and people.
What were the Arab and Berber merchants looking for when they crossed the Sahara Desert?
Gold, Slaves, and other goods.
Why were the caravens important?
They transported goods across the Sahara desert.
What happened to Africans at this time?
They became enslaved.
Why did the Trans- Sharan trade begin to decline?
The arrival of European Traders and the development of sea trade routes.
True or false: The trade network brought wealth to traders, encouraged the spread of Islam, and introduced new technologies and skills.
TRUE