HISTORY
THE MUSLIM WORLD AND AFRICA
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Question
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What were the major goods traded on the Trans-Saharan Trade route?
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Gold and slaves
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Iron and slaves
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Gold and salt
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Iron and gold
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Gold, sought from the western and central Sudan, was the main commodity of the trans-Saharan trade. The traffic in gold was spurred by the demand for and supply of coinage. The rise of the Soninke empire of Ghana appears to be related to the beginnings of the trans-Saharan gold trade in the fifth century.
Detailed explanation-2: -West African gold provided rulers and merchants in Saharan centers with the means to acquire goods from afar. Rock salt, mined in the heart of the Sahara, was among the most important of these. Salt, which is scarce in West Africa, is essential to human life.
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