The End of Trans-Saharan Trade Routes:
Step-by-step explanation:
The factors that led to the end of trans-Saharan trade routes are:
- Civil unrest due to collapse of the Songhay Empire, the Timbuktu, by the Morracans in 1591
- The extreme desert conditions like extreme climates, excessive heat, lack of water and food etc made the travel logistics very tough. This made people opt for other transport systems
- Huge advancements made in maritime travel
- Exploration of West African trade routes
- Economic, political and social changes which led to the end of trans-Saharan trade routes