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Trans-Sahara trade was one of the reasons that caravans cross the Sahara. Crossing the Sahara is dangerous and traveling as a group increases safety and decreases cost.
The primary purpose for caravans crossing the Sahara Desert were to provide safety in numbers. If one person or animal went down, the others could help and keep things moving.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 14y agoThe berbers. To trade with the western Africans
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∙ 9y agothey crossed the Sahara desert because the was a bad thing that was happeing in Sahara desert
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∙ 9y agoMainly by travelling together, and going from oasis to oasis. Drinking water could also be carried by the camels, a beast best suited to desert conditions.
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Who crossed the Sahara Desert?
moses and the hebrews cross the Sahara desert when the Egyptians were chaseing moses and then they cross the Jordan river
Where do people in the Sahara desert get there milk?
Where do people in the sahara desert get thier milk
What desert did god help Moses cross?
Sahara, specifically the Sinai Desert.
Did the peoples of Arabia have to cross the Sahara Desert?
No. The Sahara Desert is in Africa and Arabia is in Asia. However, many Arabians have crossed the Sahara Desert in trade caravans, but they did not have to do so; they wanted to do so.
What do people in the Sahara work in?
sahara desert
Does anyone live in the Sahara desert?
yes there are some people in the Sahara desert
What people live in the Sahara?
No one the sahara is a desert.
What desert would a person have to cross to get from Egypt to Timbuktu?
Sahara
What did Arabian traders cross to reach songhai?
Arabian traders crossed the Sahara Desert to reach the Songhai Empire. They established trade routes linking North Africa to West Africa, exchanging goods such as salt, gold, and slaves. These trade networks contributed to the economic and cultural exchange between the two regions.
Who was the first man to cross the Sahara desert on motorcycle?
Richard Ewing crossed the Sahara Desert (Western Sahara) in 1969 by motorcycle. Prof Bhim Singh from J&K India crossed Sahara Desert (Western Sahara) in 1970 on a Honda motorcycle.
How do people from the Sahara desert travel?
6 million people travel to the Sahara desert every year
Where abouts do Bedouin people live in Sahara Desert in Northern Africa?
Sahara desert
