Trans-Sahara Trade Routes

The Trans Saharan Trade Routes are located on which continent?

• Africa

• Asia

• Europe

• India

What were the two major items traded along the Trans Saharan Trade routes?

• Pepper and Silver

• Gold and Salt

• Platinum and Oregano

• Gunpowder and Tea

What was used to travel across the Sahara?

• Wagons

• Ships

• Chariots

• Camels

What important city was the center of trade on the Trans Saharan Trade Routes?

• Timbuktu

• Constantinople

• Rome

• Alexandria

Who was the leader of the Mali Empire that travelled to Mecca and was considered the richest man in history?

• Julius Caesar

• Mansa Musa

• Lawrence of Arabia

• Augustus Romulus

Which religion spread along the Trans Saharan Trade Routes?

• Buddhism

• Christianity

• Islam

• Hinduism

Why did Mansa Musa make a pilgrimage to Mecca?

• For vacation

• To go to a university there

• Because he was Muslim

• He was leading his people to war

Name the trade route that travels across the Sahara Desert.

• Trans-Saharan Trade Route

• Cross-Saharan Trade Route

• SIlk Road

• North African Trade Route.

A merchant is someone who...

• grows crops

• leads warriors

• teaches about religion

• trades goods

Caravans were used to...

• record business transactions

• travel across the desert

• teach reading and writing

• exchange foreign money