Question

Be sure to include a summary sentence at the end.

APH Write a paragraph that explains why people made great efforts to cross the Sahara to trade. Use the Key Vocabulary words caravan, commodity, scarcity, and trans-Saharan in your paragraph. Start with a strong topic sentence, and then write several sentences.

Answer 1

People made enormous efforts to cross the Sahara Desert in order to trade even in a time of scarcity. Camel caravans allowed commerce routes to establish between cities across the desert. Islamic traders arrived in the region and began trading for gold, commodity, and Western African slaves. Throughout the Middle Ages and into the 1500s, trade routes were an essential aspect of the African economy.

Step-by-step explanation:

only didnt use trans-Saharan