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The rise of European maritime trade in the 15th century, particularly the discovery of new sea routes to Asia, caused a decrease in trans-Saharan trade. Europeans were able to bypass the Sahara Desert and establish direct trade links with Africa's coastal regions, diminishing the importance and profitability of the trans-Saharan trade routes.
The Trans-Saharan trade shaped history by sharing other people's goods and beliefs that soon spread through other cultures and changed them.
The merchants traded these and other goods for kola nuts, hides, leather goods, ivory, slaves, and gold from the southern forests of West Africa. Then they returned to North Africa, bringing the goods from the south to markets at home. Ghana's location allowed it to control this trans-Saharan trade
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Because the Portuguese dominated the Saharan trade routes.
The settlement of timbuktu
The settlement of timbuktu
Timbuktu was the major center for Sub-Saharan trade.
Timbuktu was the major center for Sub-Saharan trade.
The rise of European maritime trade in the 15th century, particularly the discovery of new sea routes to Asia, caused a decrease in trans-Saharan trade. Europeans were able to bypass the Sahara Desert and establish direct trade links with Africa's coastal regions, diminishing the importance and profitability of the trans-Saharan trade routes.
The Trans-Saharan trade shaped history by sharing other people's goods and beliefs that soon spread through other cultures and changed them.
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Food and slaves
The merchants traded these and other goods for kola nuts, hides, leather goods, ivory, slaves, and gold from the southern forests of West Africa. Then they returned to North Africa, bringing the goods from the south to markets at home. Ghana's location allowed it to control this trans-Saharan trade
Timbuktu is an African city in the Saharan desert. It was built up around a large oasis and was the center of the Trans-Saharan trade routes. The city was the center of th Mali Empire for much of its history but as the Arab traders began to take control over trade the city fell into disrepair. The city was a potent commercial center even after the fall of the Mali but with the loss of wealth and the coming of the Portuguese the city was mostly abandoned.
Berber traders introduced written language (Arabic) and brought Islam to West Africa. This answer is brought from a direct source and is true. This is what trans-Saharan caravans brought to Ghana other than trade goods.
Berber traders introduced written language (Arabic) and brought Islam to West Africa. This answer is brought from a direct source and is true. This is what trans-Saharan caravans brought to Ghana other than trade goods.