Trans-Saharan Trade Eric J. Robledo History111 Heather Thornton August 12‚ 2012 Trans-Saharan Trade During the eighth century until the late sixteenth century‚ one trade route captivated everyone involved from the Mediterranean to the Africa’s. The route‚ which not only attracted traders‚ did much more than just trade. This route not only was an economical boost for everyone‚ but it also connected the West African people with the Mediterranean people as well. By opening up a new world
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|Influence of Trans-Saharan Trade on West Africa | SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE: Describe the role of the trans-Saharan caravan trade in the changing religious and cultural characteristics of West Africa and the influence of Islamic beliefs‚ ethics‚ and law. DO NOT WRITE ON THIS HANDOUT. Read the chart to answer questions on the next page. Impact of Trans-Saharan Trade |[pic] |CALIFORNIA CONTENT STANDARD 7.4.3 |Influence of Trans-Saharan Trade on West Africa
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INTRODUCTION Trade across the Sahara goes back at least one thousand years before the beginning of our period- perhaps many thousands of years. People often speak and write of ‘Africa South of the Sahara’ as if the Sahara was a frontier that divided Africa. On the contrary‚ the Sahara‚ at all periods‚ has provided highways for Africans to cross; it is more of a bridge than a barrier‚ even though there is a sharp drop both in altitude and life-supporting conditions from the Atlas into the Sahara
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intensified. Many workers were involved in the fur trade or the mining of copper and silver. Unlike India Russia utilized a system of serfdom‚ in which many poor serfs were bound to a property owned by a wealthy landlord who oversaw them. 2. The slave trade from Africa to the Mediterranean Sea and Indian Ocean long predated the arrival of Europeans. A trans-saharan trade route connected to the Nile River was utilized by Arabs to move people from Sub-Saharan Africa to the
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9th Grade Global History Final Exam Erie 2 Chautauqua Cattaraugus BOCES Name: _________________________________________ Date: _________________________________ Part One: Multiple Choice 1. Which document is an example of a primary source? (1) a novel on the Age of Discovery (3) a diary of a Holocaust survivor (2) a textbook on Latin American history (4) an encyclopedia article on Songhai culture 2. Based on the information provided by this map‚ which statement about urban
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that would encourage merchants to travel again by making the roads safer because they understood the important of trading to benefit their economy. Items that were traded along the Silk Road changed. At first the Silk Road was used by the Romans to trade with China for their silk and pottery in exchange for gold and silver. Silk was a highly praised clothe by the Romans creating the Silk Road for trading. Later the Muslims started to use the Silk Road bring‚ ivory‚ gold‚ and slaves to be traded.
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Timbuktu was and still is located in Mali‚ Africa. It served its importance in 1300-1600 BCE. through scholars‚ trade‚ and architectural achievements. The importance of scholars‚ wealth‚ trade and architectural achievements‚ along with the influential people made Timbuktu one of the most important cities in the post-classical world. One of the scholars at this time was Al-Rahman‚ who was an Arab scholar who visited Timbuktu. He found that scholars of Timbuktu were more knowledgeable in Islamic teachings
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fifteenth and sixteenth centuries when Europeans colonized Africa. By that time‚ the Africans already had progressive civilizations. This included having wealth and power through trade‚ a well-organized society‚ and a vigorous military force/government. Along all the land routes and sea routes‚ such as the trans-Saharan trade route‚ many products were traded. For example‚ products such as gold‚ salt‚ ivory‚ animal skins‚ etc. Aksum’s location by the Red Sea provided it with a large coastline and ports
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traded in Africa. The trans-Saharan trade routes were a vast trade network that reached across the continent‚ on which diverse goods and resources were traded‚ and knowledge‚ ideas‚ and religion spread in a phenomenon known as cultural diffusion. Cultural diffusion that occurred along the trans-Saharan trade routes shaped the development of culture in medieval Africa. The trans-Saharan trade routes provided African people access to goods and resources that were not local to their
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The Trans-Saharan and the Indian Ocean trade are two of the most important trade routes during the Post Classical Era (600CE- 1450CE) especially during the rise of African civilization and the Middle Ages. Both of these trade routes spread wealth‚ were Arab controlled‚ and a significant aspect for the dissemination of Islam; however‚ the differences in geography and resources traded set them apart from each other. Although they have very different geography‚ the Trans- Saharan and Indian Ocean
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