Outline the challenges faced by Trans-Saharan traders

      

What problems did the Trans - Saharan trade face?

  

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John
1. The journey was long and tiresome

2. They were attacked by hostile desert communities who stole their goods thus discouraging traderss

3. Extreme desert temperatures that is, too hot during the day and too cold at night

4. Many traders lost their way and died of dehydration in the desert

5. Lack of enough food and water across the desert.

6. Traders were frequently attacked by desert animals like snakes and scorpions

7. Sandstorms caused by Harmattan winds buried many traders and camels alive hence killing them.

8. Inter-community wars disrupted their journeys and some even lost their property

9. Strong rivalry among the traders over the control of trade

10. Inter-community wars across the desert disrupted the Tran-Saharan trade

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i) Long and dangerous journeys across the desert

ii) Inadequate water and food

iii) Extreme weather conditions of the desert - very cold at night and very hot during the day

iv) Attacks by hostile desert communities

v) Lack of a common language for transacting trade

vi) Frequent sandstorms

vii) Loss of direction in the vast dessert without assistance of the guides,

viii) Attacks by dangerous desert creatures such as scorpions, snakes

ix) Insecurity because of declining and falling of kingdoms

x) Exhaustion of trade goods especially gold

xi) Frequent shifts of trade routes

xii) They were robbed by desert people
johnmulu answered the question on March 13, 2017 at 09:17


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