trade and routs

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

• Red Sea and Mediterranean Sea

• Red Sea and Atlantic Ocean

• Atlantic Ocean and Arabian Sea

• Mediterranean Sea and Arabian Sea

Why did traders travel in caravans?

• so they could swap goods with one another

• to avoid having to use camels

• to keep down the cost of transporting their goods

• for safety

How were slaves primarily used?

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B

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• to lead camel caravans

• to mine gold and salt

• to load goods onto ships

• to make gold and copper jewelry

For what commodity from India were African gold and salt traded?

• spices

• copper

• silk

• tea

What group was primarily responsible for carrying Islam across the Sahara?

• Egyptians

• Greeks

• Phoenicians

• Berbers

In West Africa, salt was.....

• oddly very sweet to the taste

• first introduced to pepper

• scarce

• renamed 'Salty' in Battle Royale

Because salt was scarce.....

• people had to sprinkle sand on their food.

• people had low blood pressure.

• it's price was high.

• it did not cost much.

Because salt was both scarce and expensive, .......

• the ocean became fresh water.

• it could be traded for other valuable goods.

• it was considered to be worthless.

• it was only found at the Salty Spitoon.

In what way did camels change trans-Saharan trade?

• Camels made large-scale trade possible because the camels could carry heavy loads over long distances and required little food or water.

• Camels, like cats, had been trained to use the sand box.

• Camels were good at stomping on scorpions.

• Camels liked to play fetch with their owners.

Camels required very little.....

• sleep.

• brushing and grooming.

• food because they prefer to drink soda at Paradise Palms.

• food and water.