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TRANS-SAHARAN TRADE SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA
AP World History – Chapter 8c Notes
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The Sand Roads
¨ Trans-Saharan trade route
¨ Linked North Africa and the Mediterranean world with West Africa
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Trans-Saharan Trade
¨ Like the Silk and Sea Roads à this trade begins as a result of environmental variation
¨ What does each region have to offer? ¤ North African coastal areas =
cloth, glassware, weapons, books ¤ Sahara region = copper and salt ¤ Savanna grasslands = grain crops ¤ Sub-Saharan forests = tree crops
like yam and kola nuts
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Trans-Saharan Trade
¨ Made possible by the CAMEL! ¨ 1st traders = camel-owning
people from desert oases ¨ Major traders became = North
African Muslim Arabs ¨ What did they come to West
Africa and sub-Saharan Africa for? ¤ GOLD!, ivory, kola nuts, slaves ¤ Gave in return: SALT!, horses,
cloth, weapons, tools
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Caravans
¨ As many as 5,000 camels ¨ Hundreds of people ¨ Travelling at night ¨ Length of journey = about
70 days ¨ 15-20 miles walked per
day
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Sahel - Southern border of Sahara
¨ Berbers formed the kingdom of Ghana in 5th c.
¨ Located in the middle of the salt and gold trade routes.
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Construction of Empires
¨ New wealth and resources from trans-Saharan trade allowed some regions to construct large empires or city-states
¨ Between 500 and 1600 CE ¨ Major empires = Mali, Ghana,
and Songhai
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West African Empires
¨ All monarchies ¨ Drew upon wealth of trans-
Saharan trade ¨ Relied on slaves
¤ Females used as = domestic servants and sex slaves
¤ Males used as = state officials, craftsmen, miners, agricultural laborers
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Sub-Saharan Africa p. 233 map
¨ Wide variety of environments: ¨ Steppe – grass & shrub covered pains that is
treeless and too arid for agriculture ¤ Sahel region
¨ Savanna – Tropical or subtropical grassland, mostly treeless with occasional clumps of trees
¨ Tropical rain forest – High precipitation forest zones ¨ Many popular cultures or “small traditions”
¤ Local customs & beliefs not a large region
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Bantu
q Niger-Congo group of q 300 languages q Fishing, canoes, nets q Permanent villages q Made pottery & cloth q Spread iron smelting q Would establish an
economic basis for new societies