HISTORY
THE MUSLIM WORLD AND AFRICA
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Trans-Saharan Trade Route
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Indian Maritime Route
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South China Sea Route
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Silk Road
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Earliest Trade Across the Sahara Was in Gold and Salt Rulers in North Africa, Europe, and the Middle East wanted gold. And because salt is essential in sustaining human life, West Africans could not live without salt. This scarcity created an incentive to trade across the harsh desert environment.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Silk Road was an ancient trade route that linked the Western world with the Middle East and Asia. It was a major conduit for trade between the Roman Empire and China and later between medieval European kingdoms and China.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Indian Ocean became the means to connect the Middle East, East Asia, India, and Africa. This connection that existed and flourished for hundreds of years is called the Indian Ocean Trade Route, one of the greatest trade networks in history.