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Trans Saharan Trade
Global
Question | Answer |
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Salt and Gold | What was discovered and traded in the Saharan Desert |
What trade city is located in the Saharan Desert | Timbuktu |
Who was the Emperor of Mali | Mansa Musa |
Why did Mansa Musa travel to Mecca | hajj |
What helped traders from East Africa sail to India | monsoons |
Why did so many cities develop on the Eastern Coast of Africa | Trade |
The Swahili language is the blending of Bantu and Arabic. What Enduring issue is this | Cultural Diffusion |
Desert | Area that is hot and dry with little rainfall. It is located in the North and Southern part of Africa |
Savanna | The grasslands of Africa. The savanna receives its entire rainfall in ONE season, which is followed by a dry season with no rain. |
Sahel | It lies between the Sahara desert and the savanna. It is a harsh barren grassland |
Rainforest | It receives over 60 inches of rain a year with consistent temperatures. It has many diverse plants and animals living there. |
Ibn Battuta | Traveled throughout Africa and the Islamic world. Wrote his travels down. |
How could traders get through the harsh desert conditions? | Traveled on camels who needed little water and had hooves that could go through sand |
What is the trading network on the East Coast of Africa that traveled across the Indian Ocean | Kilwa |