the traditional way. Before the advent of the white man in the mangrove forests and woodlands of Southern Nigeria and the savanna of Northern Nigeria ‚ the indigenous African peoples had been engaged in business – the African way. We had the trans-Saharan trade between the various empires that dotted the areas known as West and North Africa. The Songhai (15th-16thcentury); Kanem-Bornu (9th-19thcentury); Mali (13th-14thcentury); Ghana (circa 700-1240) and the Benin empire (16th-18th century) – all
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Traveling in a desert caravan is a practice that evidence points to have been taking place as early as the third century A.D. (Masonen‚ Trans-Saharan Trade and The West African Discovery of the Meditation World). However‚ it still remains as a popular means of travel across deserts for people today (Hays‚ Transportation along the Silk Road). Multiple accounts from people‚ who traveled in a caravan‚ suggest that it is tedious and somewhat monotonous. Yet‚ much of Paulo Coelho’s The Alchemist took
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During the Post-Classical era‚ there was many causes and effects during this time. For example‚ during this era they improved transportation technologies and commercial practices that led to an increase of trade and spread to networks. The new and expanded networks of trade and communication promoted cross-cultural exchanges. Throughout the Postclassical Period there were many technological advancements and transformations that took place is different societies. For example‚ major technological
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system 9. Which animal was most important to Saharan transportation? camel 10. What natural resource provided the incentive to trade for southern Saharan dwellers? Salt 11. What is the Sahel- what does it mean in Arabic? southern borderlands of the Sahara‚ the Coast 12. Trans- Saharan trade routes Trading network linking North Africa with sub-Saharan Africa across the Sahara. 13.The most important metallurgical development in sub- Saharan Africa involved what product? Iron 14. Bantu
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trading by them eventually learning their language. Ghana soon began to fall‚ people who were under their control fought for the control of the lucrative trade. Mali was established in 1235 by Sundiata. Male became rich off of the Saharan trade routes. King Moses controlled Gao and Timbuktu his power extended also to the Taghaza salt mines. According to document 9 “ They put their children in chains if they show any backwardness in memorizing it‚ and they are not set free until they have
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Road The Silk Route is a convenient name for the Trans Asia trade routes. At one point it was viewed as a road along which silk from China was brought to Turkey and sold to Europeans. That is an overly simplistic and not terribly realistic view. It was not a single road but a number of interconnecting Caravan Routes over which trade was conducted. The Silk route dates back at least 5500 years where as silk only dates back about three thousand years. The early trade on the route was for rock salt
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World History Chapter 13 Test Review Camels carried much of the trade across the desert. Camels were a crucial factor in trans-Saharan trade. They were well-adapted to desert conditions and could drink large quantities of water at one time. Coral In the fourteenth century in Kilwa‚ two monumental buildings were constructed of coral cut from the cliffs along the shore. One was the Great Mosque of Kilwa. Even grander was the Husuni Kubwa palace‚ an enormous cliff-top building with more than 100 rooms
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transport communications. Only trade caravans‚ keeping the beaten‚ by-pass tracks of the Great Silk Road‚ negotiated wearisome deserts and steppes. At present the problem of constructing reliable transport thoroughfares between the two great countries still remains topical. As world economy develops‚ especially with regard to high rate of economic growth in the countries of South-East Asia‚ the necessity of revival of ancient overland trade routes on an up-to-date level becomes more and
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important role in the history of the West African region. Trade shaped the region in two main ways. Trade worked as a catalyst for the rise of nearly every empire in the region from its’ earliest times to present day. Also‚ the growth and spread of trade routes brought in an immense amount of culture with it as well. Trade is and has been a reason for organization in all parts of the world from the days of the barter system all the way to the mass production and retail trade that we see today. It is especially
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Essay Jack Walker The Silk Road from the period of 200bce to 1450ce had many patterns of interaction that change and stayed the same over time. The patterns of interaction that changed over 200bce to 1450ce were the safety of the roads due to expansion of government with protective borders. Items that were traded along the Silk Road changed during the years 200bce to 1450ce. Lastly religion exchange on the Silk Road changed during the years of 200bce to 140ce. The patterns
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