Trans-Saharan trade route

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Trans-Saharan_trade_route

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:bus_route
gptkbp:connects	gptkb:North_Africa gptkb:Sub-Saharan_Africa gptkb:West_Africa
gptkbp:declinedAfter	16th century Atlantic trade routes
gptkbp:flourishedDuring	14th century 8th century
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Trans-Saharan trade route
gptkbp:locatedIn	gptkb:Africa
gptkbp:majorCity	gptkb:Cairo gptkb:Fez gptkb:Tripoli gptkb:Marrakech gptkb:Agadez gptkb:Djenne gptkb:Gao gptkb:Sijilmasa gptkb:Taghaza Timbuktu
gptkbp:product	gptkb:clothing gptkb:gold gptkb:salt books copper ivory textiles horses beads slaves kola nuts
gptkbp:significance	gptkb:urban_development cultural exchange spread of Islam introduction of Arabic language spread of Islamic scholarship wealth of West African empires
gptkbp:transportation	camel caravan
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite	gptkb:Agadez gptkb:Djenne Timbuktu
gptkbp:usedBy	gptkb:Arabs gptkb:Berbers gptkb:Tuareg gptkb:Kanem-Bornu_Empire Ghana Empire Mali Empire Songhai Empire Hausa city-states West African kingdoms
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Senegal_River
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5