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Trans-Saharan trade routes / Matt Lang.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lang, Matt, author.
- Series:
- Routes of cross-cultural exchange.
- Routes of cross-cultural exchange
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Trade routes--Sahara.
- Trade routes.
- Sahara--Commerce--History.
- Sahara.
- Sahara--Civilization.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (68 pages).
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Cavendish Square, 2018.
- Summary:
- Between the sixth and sixteenth centuries, trade flourished between sub-Saharan Africa and Arab cultures. Traders exchanged gold, slaves, cloth, and salt along the trans-Saharan routes. This trade was directly responsible for seismic shifts in African economies and the foundation of new empires. This book explores how this complex trade network shaped the history of Africa, the Middle East, and Europe.
- Contents:
- Introduction: The desert highway
- The Sahara as a barrier
- Establishing the trade routes
- Salt, slaves, and gold
- The major players
- The effects of the trans-Saharan trade routes
- The end of the trans-Saharan trade routes.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-5026-2860-0
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