Salt from the Sahara desert was one of the major trade goods of ancient West Africa where very little naturally occurring deposits of the mineral could be found. https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1342/the-salt-trade-of-ancient-west-africa/ #History #Berbers #GhanaEmpire #Hausaland

West Africa was one of the world's greatest producers of gold in the Middle Ages. https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1383/the-gold-trade-of-ancient--medieval-west-africa/ #History #GhanaEmpire #Gold #Hausaland

Following the conquest of North Africa by Muslim Arabs in the 7th century CE, Islam spread throughout West Africa via merchants, traders, scholars, and missionaries, that is largely through peaceful means whereby African rulers either tolerated the religion or converted to it themselves. https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1382/the-spread-of-islam-in-ancient-africa/ #History #Africa #GhanaEmpire #Hausaland

Salt from the Sahara desert was one of the major trade goods of ancient West Africa where very little naturally occurring deposits of the mineral could be found. https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1342/the-salt-trade-of-ancient-west-africa/ #History #Berbers #GhanaEmpire #Hausaland

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The camel caravans which crossed the great dunes of the Sahara desert began in antiquity but reached their golden period from the 9th century CE onwards. In their heyday caravans consisted of thousands of camels travelling from North Africa, across the desert to the savannah region in the south and back again, in a hazardous journey that could take several months. Stopping along the way at vita...https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1344/the-camel-caravans-of-the-ancient-sahara/ #Camel #GhanaEmpire #Hausaland