Use with Sub-Saharan Africa Geography & History, Section 2.2, in your textbook.
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2 . 2 E A R LY STATES A N D T R A D E
Map Historic Trade Routes
TRAnS-Saharan trade routes (c. 1400)
Trans-Saharan trade routes connected the kingdoms of West Africa with
the cities of North Africa. These routes developed because of an uneven
distribution of resources. The following chart shows trans-Saharan trading
cities and their trading partners at the beginning of the 15th century. Study
the chart and then answer the questions that follow.
20°E
0°
20°W
40°E
60°E
40°N
Algiers
T ra d i ng c i t i e s
Algiers
tra d i ng pa R tn e rs
Sijilmasa
Aoudaghost
Sijilmasa
Gao
Djenne
Sijilmasa
Tunis
Timbuktu
Marrakech
Sijilmasa
Sijilmasa
Marrakech
Timbuktu
Algiers
Gao
Djenne
Sijilmasa
Timbuktu
Tunis
Gao
M a i n e x p o rts
ch
Sijilmasa
E
W
S
20°N
Timbuktu
Aoudaghost
Gao
Djenne
Salt
0
0
Gold
Ivory
Slaves
African goods
(from other cities) to Europe
1.Interpret Charts What types of goods were exported by more than one
city? What can we conclude about the availability of these goods in Africa?
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Marrake
African goods
(from other cities) to Europe
Gold
Gold
Slaves
Gold
Slaves
Salt
N
Tunis
500
1,000 Miles
500 1,000 Kilometers
Equator
0°
2.Create Maps Using the information in the chart, draw lines between
cities on the map to show major trade routes.
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NGM66 GA43 Sub-Saharan Historical Trade Routes
3.Interpret
Second
Proof Maps Which city is a major center of trade? Why might this
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