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West Africa across the Sahara
it came from West Africa across the Sahara.
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The TRANS-SAHARA TRADE ROUTES connect North Africa, which is part of the Islamic World, to West Africa.
because trade routes were good and there was a lot of resources
The triangular trade route’s middle legS:AfricaE: West Indies
People built their cities near the trade routes to have an easier trading system. It prevented people from walking very far to get to the trade route.
There were various factors that contributed to the thriving trade system that flourished in West Africa. West Africa had a long coastline that connected it to many different lands and also had direct access to Saharan trade routes. Powerful sophisticated society flourished in West Africa, and its leaders grew wealthy by taxing the goods that passed through their realms. With this wealth, they were able to open new trade routes and finance larger armies.
People built their cities near the trade routes to have an easier trading system. It prevented people from walking very far to get to the trade route.
the Arab trading partner brought scholarship, law and the religion of Islam to west Africa
they intiated the cultivation of west africa, which started the slave trade (transatlantic trade) (triangular trade) between w. africa, usa, and britain. it also brought a lot of religious ideas to them as well as guns for the first time