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800 BCE, Carthage became one terminus for West African gold, ivory, and slaves. West Africa received salt, cloth, beads, and metal goods. Shillington proceeds to identify this trade route as the source for West African iron smelting. Trade continued into Roman times.
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What religion did the trans-saharan trade route spreade?
Islam
How did the Trans-Saharan trade shape history?
The Trans-Saharan trade shaped history by sharing other people's goods and beliefs that soon spread through other cultures and changed them.
Which event caused a decrease in trans-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.
What factors increased the trans saharan trade?
Some factors that led to the rise of trans-Saharan trade were the spread of Islam and the trading between the North and West.
Which African kingdom founded in 1464 became a powerful empire through the control of the trans-saharan trade?
Songhai
What countries were involved in the Trans Saharan Trade?
which counties were involved in the trans-Saharan slave trade
When did trans-saharan trade end?
Trans-Saharan trade declined significantly in the late 19th and early 20th centuries due to the increasing power of European colonialists and the development of alternative trade routes. The trade routes were further disrupted by the introduction of modern transportation, such as trains and ships, which made it easier to transport goods across oceans rather than through the harsh desert terrain.
What dominated trans Saharan trade?
gold and salt
What is the Comparison and contrast between trans Sahara trade and transatlantic trade?
what are the similarities and differences between trans saharan trade and transatlantic trade
How was trade crucial to the survival of Ghana Mali and Songhai?
trans-saharan-trade
What religion did the trans-saharan trade route spreade?
Islam
How did the Trans-Saharan trade shape history?
The Trans-Saharan trade shaped history by sharing other people's goods and beliefs that soon spread through other cultures and changed them.
Which event caused a decrease in trans Saharan trade?
The settlement of timbuktu
Event caused a decrease in trans saharan trade?
The settlement of timbuktu
How were the trans-Saharan routes different from the silk road?
Trans-Saharan trade routes were primarily land based, the Silk road was both land and sea.
Which event caused a decrease in trans-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.
When was the beginnings of trans-Saharan trade routes?
The first permanent trade route was created in 1482
