Name Santiago Zuno Bustamante Class 3B Date 3/19/23

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CHAPTER 14 SECTION 1
UNIT

North Africa

READING AND NOTE-TAKING

Synthesize Visual and  ead Section 1 and study the map in Lesson 1.2. Use the
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Textual Information textual and visual information from the section as well
as the map in Lesson 1.2 to answer the questions below.

1. What is the title of the map?

NORTH AND WEST AFRICAN TRADE ROUTES, A.D. 800-1500

2. What do the red lines on the map represent?

Trans-Saharan trade route

3. What kind of trade goods came from the area of the Niger River?
Gold deposits, Slaves

4. What city did the Romans conquer with the help of Berbers?
Carthage

5. Around which year were camels introduced in North Africa?

A.D 300

6. What is the meaning of the word “Sahara”?

Desert

7. About how many miles was it across the desert to get from Timbuktu to Fez in the north?
3,000 miles

Chapter 14 SECTION 1 Activity A © National Geographic Learning, Cengage Learning

Name Santiago Zuno Bustamante Class 3B Date 3/19/23

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CHAPTER 14 SECTION 1
UNIT

North Africa

READING AND NOTE-TAKING

Sequence Events  s you read Lessons 1.2 and 1.3, take notes on the main
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events in the development of the African slave trade.

Development of the Slave Trade in Africa

1. The slave trade began

in the seventh century,
when slaves were
transported to mine
gold and salt. 2. Most slaves came from
the niger delta region.
Once captured, they were
chained together and
forcibly marched trough
the desert
3. The slave trade increased
dramatically when
Muslim traders arrived in
North Africa in the 600s

Because many slaves

4. died. The survivors were
exchanged for trade
goods, especially horses

5.
While some slaves were
sold for labor, others
satisfied a growing
demand for slaves in the
Mediterranean world.
There, slaves were likely
to become domestic
servants These slaves were used
6. as servants, soldiers,
artisans, etc.
Nonetheless, these
people had been taken
from their families and
cruelly treated, with little
hope of returning home

© National Geographic Learning, Cengage Learning Chapter 14 SECTION 1 Activity B