Trans-Saharan Trade and Its Impact

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The Sahara borders what two bodies of water on the east and west?

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Red Sea and Atlantic Ocean

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What happens during desertification?

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The land becomes very dry and unproductive.

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Why did traders travel in a caravan?

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for safety

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How were slaves primarily used?

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to mine salt and gold

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What is a commodity?

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traded goods

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Scarcity affects the price of salt. When it is scare the price goes ___.

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up

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What are two commodities that were a focus of the trans-Saharan trade? How was North and West Africa impacted by the increased trade of these goods?

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Gold and salt; they led to economic prosperity and cultural exchanges.

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Islam was spread throughout the regions of North and West Africa primarily through which means? Military conquest, Trade and commerce, Missionary activities, Colonial influence

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Trade and commerce

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Who brought Islam to the kingdom of Ghana?

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Arab traders

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How did the king of Ghana make money?

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by taxing goods that entered and left the kingdom