Sand Roads
Key Aspects
The Sand Roads would not be without Camels
Introduced from arabia
South to North difusion
Saddle was a huge inovation
10 days without water
70 miles per day
Rooted in Environmental Variation
Two Ecological Zones
Berbers
Reside in Maghrib
Almonravids
Almonads
Gold was the main product
Encouraged Larger and improvised Political structures
Major Users
Ghana, Mali, And Songhay
City states Outlying the Saharan Desert
Trade
Traded Slaves, Kola Nuts, Ivory, Palm, Salt, And Gold.
Huge Caravans help up to 5,000 camels
Islam was established in these towns
Slaves were women at first and came from raided societies further south.
History of
Without the use of Camels, Navigation Across West Africa would be more Perilous and almost Impossible.
Linked North Africa and Mediterannean world with the land and peoples of Interior West Afrcia
Developed through the link of Southern & Northern Saharan Trade