HISTORY
THE MUSLIM WORLD AND AFRICA
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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There was plenty of farmland and wild animals to hunt
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Traders needed to change how they were carrying the goods
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It was the half-way point between the Mediterranean region and West Africa
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There were plenty of trees to use to build shelter
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Detailed explanation-1: -From the seventh to the eleventh century, trans-Saharan trade linked the Mediterranean economies that demanded gold-and could supply salt-to the sub-Saharan economies, where gold was abundant.
Detailed explanation-2: -The great kingdoms of West Africa did not rely only on local trade. By the time Ghana became an important power, trans-Saharan trade was bringing new wealth to West Africa from other regions, such as the present-day Middle East. Control of trade, particularly in West African gold, was also a key to the power of Mali.
Detailed explanation-3: -Timbuktu, French Tombouctou, city in the western African country of Mali, historically important as a trading post on the trans-Saharan caravan route and as a centre of Islamic culture (c. 1400–1600). It is located on the southern edge of the Sahara, about 8 miles (13 km) north of the Niger River.
Detailed explanation-4: -Ghana’s rulers gained incredible wealth from trade, taxes on traders and on the people of Ghana, and their own personal stores of gold. They used their wealth to build an army and an empire. Extensive trade routes brought the people of Ghana into contact with people of many different cultures and beliefs.