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AP World History: Modern

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These were a network of trading paths crossing the Sahara Desert that connected Africa to the Mediterranean world, including North Africa, Europe, and the Middle East. Goods, ideas, and people moved along these routes.

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AP Human Geography
Africa Before 1800
Africa Since 1800
African Art
History of Black Women in America
Islamic Art and Architecture
Origins of Civilization
The Ancient Mediterranean World
The Middle Ages
World History Since 1400

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Which of the following empires was NOT located on the western end of the Trans-Saharan trade routes?
African goods traded on the Trans-Saharan Trade Routes included:
African goods traded on the Trans-Saharan Trade Routes included _____.
What role did the Trans-Saharan trade routes play in cultural exchanges?
What was a significant technological innovation that greatly influenced the Trans-Saharan Trade Routes?
What was a major cultural impact of the Trans-Saharan trade routes?
What primary factor led to the growth and development of Trans-Saharan Trade Routes in the Medieval Period?
Which product was not a major commodity traded along the Trans-Saharan Trade Routes?
Which innovation has not significantly contributed to the efficiency of Trans-Saharan Trade Routes?
What was a primary difference between the trans-Saharan trade routes and the Silk Road during the same period?
How did the introduction of Islam to Sub-Saharan Africa affect the Trans-Saharan Trade Routes?
Which factor enabled the Trans-Saharan Trade Routes to flourish during the period from 1200 to 1450?
Which empire dominated and maintained major control over the Trans-Saharan trade routes in Africa during the time period between c.1200 - c.1450?
How did Islam's spread impact social structures along Trans-Saharan Trade Routes in medieval times?
What evidence suggests the impact of Trans-Saharan Trade Routes on state formation in Sub Saharan Africa during the period c.1200 - c.1450?
What if Islam had not spread into North Africa before the development of Trans-Saharan Trade Routes?
How did the Trans-Saharan trade routes affect religious belief systems within Africa during early modern period?
Assuming trans-Saharan trade routes were impassable during this period due to hostile conditions, what could be a plausible alternate route for West Africa's gold export?
Which technological innovation had a significant impact on trans-Saharan trade routes during the period from 1200 to 1450?
How did the trans-Saharan trade routes impact North African societies from the thirteenth through fifteenth centuries?

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