PPT-Trans-Saharan Trade

Like the Silk and Sea Roads this trade begins as a result of environmental variation What does each region have to offer North African coastal areas cloth glassware weapons books Sahara region copper and salt. By . 1500. Slavery . had . mostly died . out in . Western Europe. .. Elsewhere, still common.. Participation of . all. races:. African blacks. : capturing from other tribes; internal transport; sale at major African slave markets.. WHAP. Mr. Sienkiewickz. WELCOME TO THE AMERICAN MEUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY. . Sub Saharan Africa in 6 Artifacts. Welcome to the new exhibit on Sub Saharan Africa. In the next 10 minutes I’ll be giving you a tour summarizing the history of Africa in 6 displays.. The area now covered by the Sahara desert is cooler and wetter than it is now, although at this date it is getting dryer. Farming peoples are slowly spreading along the north African coast, and down the fertile strip of land along the river Nile is already home to a dense population of . Barbara Anderson. African Studies Center, UNC-Chapel Hill. November 2013. b_anderson@unc.edu. . . http://africa.unc.edu/. . How did the trans-Atlantic slave trade begin?. Why did Europeans choose Africans?. Contributions of Classical Empires. Classical empires such as the Han, Kushan, Parthian, and Roman brought order and stability to large territories. They undertook massive construction projects to improve transportation infrastructure. The Silk Road. Idea of the Silk Road. 1500 . BCE – long distance trade between Central Asia and other peoples. Rome: wanted to link Mediterranean lands with China through Mesopotamia. 100 . BCE – beginning of “Silk Road. Unit 1 Section 1. Key Terms. Agricultural Revolution. The change from food gathering to food production that occurred between ca. 8000 and 2000 BCE also known as the . Neolithic Revolution. Bantu. Collective name of a large group of sub-Saharan African languages and of the peoples speaking these languages. A U.S. Perspective. Prepared by the Trans-Atlantic Business Council. Trade volume/day. $2.7 billion. The U.S.-EU . Economic . Relationship: Key Facts. 3.8 million EU foreign affiliate jobs in the U.S.. Trans-Saharan Trade. AP World History – Chapter 8 Notes. The Sand Roads. Trans-Saharan trade route. Linked North Africa and the Mediterranean world with West Africa. Trans-Saharan Trade. Like the Silk and Sea Roads . Learning Target 7.14. I can . draw . evidence from informational texts to . describe the role of the trans-Saharan caravan trade in the changing . religious and cultural characteristics . of West Africa. Kingdoms, Diffusion, and Change. The Importance of a Desert. Not just physically, but also culturally and politically, Africa is divided by the Sahara desert. The Sahara is the world’s largest desert. The Silk Road. Idea of the Silk Road. 1500 . BCE – long distance trade between Central Asia and other peoples. Rome: wanted to link Mediterranean lands with China through Mesopotamia. 100 . BCE – beginning of “Silk Road. CH. 18. I. Effects of Early African Migrations: Agriculture & Population Growth. Bananas. . - entered sea lanes by the Indian Ocean. . - Cultivation in Madagascar moved E. African mainland. . -Enabled Bantu to increase food supply, enrich diets, and expand. Source: . Mastering the TEKs in World History. . Jarrett, Zimmer, . Killoran. , 2012. They couldn’t just find directions on Google Maps…. The goods introduced to Europe during the Crusades and the writings of Marco Polo had increased European interest in trade with Asia. .