Trans-Saharan trade

GPTKB entity

Statements (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:bus_route
gptkbp:declinedAfter gptkb:colonialism
late 16th century
European maritime trade routes
gptkbp:deliveredBy camel caravan
gptkbp:enables gptkb:Tuareg
Arab traders
West African kingdoms
Berber traders
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Trans-Saharan trade
gptkbp:majorCity gptkb:Cairo
gptkb:Fez
gptkb:Tripoli
gptkb:Marrakech
gptkb:Awdaghust
gptkb:Djenne
gptkb:Gao
gptkb:Sijilmasa
gptkb:Taghaza
Timbuktu
gptkbp:notableRuler gptkb:Kanem-Bornu_Empire
Ghana Empire
Mali Empire
Songhai Empire
Hausa city-states
gptkbp:period 8th century to 17th century
gptkbp:product gptkb:clothing
gptkb:gold
gptkb:salt
books
copper
ivory
textiles
dates
horses
leather goods
beads
slaves
weapons
ostrich feathers
kola nuts
European goods
Islamic goods
gptkbp:region gptkb:North_Africa
gptkb:Sub-Saharan_Africa
gptkb:West_Africa
gptkbp:significance gptkb:urban_development
cultural exchange
spread of Islam
development of empires
wealth accumulation
gptkbp:spreadTo gptkb:Islam
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sahara
gptkb:Sahara_Desert
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5