Name two innovations in transportation technology that facilitated the expansion of the Trans-Saharan Trade Network.

The Arabian camel and camel saddles.

What was the purpose of Caravanserai along the Trans-Saharan trade routes?

To provide rest stops for merchants, offering shelter, food, and a place to sleep.

Mali grew wealthy by exporting goods, most notably gold, and by taxing merchants who traveled through their territory.

Grade 12th Grade · Social Studies · 45 min

I can analyze the economic, social, and political impacts of the Trans-Saharan Trade on West Africa.

Heimler's History · 3:27

The TRANS-SAHARAN TRADE Network, Explained [AP World History Review—Unit 2 Topic 4]

3 key concepts

1
The Trans-Saharan Trade Network connected North Africa and the Mediterranean with interior West Africa and the rest of Sub-Saharan Africa.
2
Innovations like the Arabian camel and camel saddles helped expand the Trans-Saharan Trade Network by 1200.
3
The Empire of Mali grew wealthy by participating in the Trans-Saharan Trade Network, especially by exporting gold and taxing other merchants.

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“Describe two specific ways the expansion of the Trans-Saharan Trade Network impacted the Empire of Mali economically.”

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