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What was a factor in African trade across Sahara

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The West Africans exchanged their local products like gold, ivory, salt and cloth, for North African goods such as horses, books, swords and chain mail. This trade (called the trans-Saharan trade because it crossed the Sahara desert) also included slaves. Slaves would be taken to southern Spain as household servants.

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Camels were a huge factor in trade across Africa! They usually traveled in groups to trade called caravans.

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