Timbuktu, in Mali. It originated as a gathering point for many African kingdoms because of its geographic location, it houses one of the first universities of the world, became a hub for written African texts, and several Islamic mosques. Today it is threatened by desertification, however they do have an airport in Timbuktu because of the tourism industry.
gold and salt
Greeks,Romans, and Arabs
Ghana was the earliest trading empire in West Africa.
by the 1400s, Timbuktu had become a leading center of learning. The city drew some of the best scholars from all over the Muslim world. In his book, history and description of Africa, Leo Africanus described the intellectual life of the city
it was used to preserve food and replenish the salt in your sweat also they used it for trading
Roman merchants and Berbers
They traded directly with the coastal people of West Africa.
Mali, Ghana, and Songhai were the west Africa trading kindom. They traded salt and gold using the sahara desert. This was a time period of trading
West Africa had pletiful trading kingdoms.
the Arab trading partner brought scholarship, law and the religion of Islam to west Africa
Ghana empire
They traded directly with the coastal people of West Africa.
They traded directly with the coastal people of West Africa.
They traded directly with the coastal people of West Africa.
The capital of Songhai was Gao. It served as a major trading hub and political center for the Songhai Empire in West Africa.
Liberia
Mali