In what century did the Trans-Saharan trade start?
...In what century did the Trans-Saharan trade start?
8th century
5th century
17th century
4th century
Correct answer is A
Around the fifth century, thanks to the availability of the camel, Berber-speaking people began crossing the Sahara Desert. From the eighth century onward, annual trade caravans followed routes later described by Arabic authors with minute attention to detail.
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