The Gold Trade of Ancient Medieval West Africa Ancient ...
May 13, 2019· West Africa was one of the world''s greatest producers of gold in the Middle Ages. Trade in the metal went back to antiquity but when the camel caravans of the Sara linked North Africa to the savann interior, the trade really took off. A succession of great African empires rose off the back of the gold trade as salt, ivory, and slaves were just some of the commodities exchanged for the ...