LIFE IN ANTEBELLUM AMERICA 1807 1861
AMERICAN RENAISSANCE UNIQUELY AMERICAN ART LITERATURE AND CULTURE
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Question
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Which two major commodities were traded on thetrans-Saharan routes by West African kingdoms?
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timber and wheat
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silk and cotton
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gold and salt
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petroleum and spices
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Gold remained the principal product in the trans-Saharan trade, followed by kola nuts and slaves.
Detailed explanation-2: -The main items traded were gold and salt. The gold mines of West Africa made empires such as Ghana and Mali very wealthy. Other commonly traded items included ivory, cloth, slaves, metal goods, and beads.
Detailed explanation-3: -Trans-Saharan trade, conducted across the Sahara Desert, was a web of commercial interactions between the Arab world (North Africa and the Persian Gulf) and sub-Saharan Africa. The main objects of this trade were gold and salt; gold was in abundance in the western part of Africa, but scarce in North Africa.
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