| North Africa Points to Ponder |
| 1. Who were the inhabitants of North Africa by the middle of the second millennium B.C.? 2. With whom did the Berbers trade during the first millennium B.C.? 3. What is another term for trade across the Sahara? 4. During Roman times, what were the reasons for the expansion of trade across the Sahara? 5. What trade items were exported from Sudanic and West Africa northwards? 6. What led to the interruption of trade during the fourth and fifth centuries A.D.? 7. What led to the revival of trade across the Sahara in the seventh century A.D.? 8. How did the Berbers adapt to changes in the trading environment in North Africa? 9. Why does trade break down when governments become unstable? |