Synopsis We talked about trade moving across Asia and into Europe, but what about trade going North–South? Like the Silk Road, there was a lot of Trans-Saharan trade going back a long time. Goods like salt, ivory, gold, beads, and metal goods–as well as enslaved people–crossed hostile conditions to travel from as far south as … <a href="http://askamedievalist.com/2024/10/22/episode-84-trans-saharan-trade/" class="more-link">Continue reading "Episode 84: Trans-Saharan Trade"</a>

Synopsis We talked about trade moving across Asia and into Europe, but what about trade going North–South? Like the Silk Road, there was a lot of Trans-Saharan trade going back a long time. Goods like salt, ivory, gold, beads, and metal goods–as well as enslaved people–crossed hostile conditions to travel from as far south as … Continue reading "Episode 84: Trans-Saharan Trade"

Synopsis We talked about trade moving across Asia and into Europe, but what about trade going North–South? Like the Silk Road, there was a lot of Trans-Saharan trade going back a long time. Goods like salt, ivory, gold, beads, and metal goods–as well as enslaved people–crossed hostile conditions to travel from as far south as … <a href="http://askamedievalist.com/2024/10/22/episode-84-trans-saharan-trade/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Continue reading "Episode 84: Trans-Saharan Trade"</a>

Episode 84: Trans-Saharan Trade

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