Identify the reasons that contributed to the decline of the Trans-Saharan trade.
Answer:
- The depletion/exhaustion of trade goods e.g. gold in west African.
- The Tuaregs changed roles and became robbers.
- Competition from the Trans-Atlantic trade which began to floushish.
- The Portuguese and Spanish attack of Morocco taking control Sijilmasa.
- The Turkish/Ottoman empire attack and occupation of Egypt and Libya which housed
important trade routes.
- The existence of insecurity in West Africa due to wars between Kingdoms.
- The chiefs in west Africa became corrupt
- The fall of Mali and Songhai Kingdoms and the disappearance of their Kings
Mansa and Askia Mohammed created power vacuum hence the decline.
- The European scramble and partition of Africa reduced regional links.
- The Moroccan invasion and conquest of Songhai in 1591 disturbed peaceful condition for trade.
- The Anti slave trade pressure by Britain and its abolition undermine the
trade.
- The Tuaregs changed roles and became robbers.
- Competition from the Trans-Atlantic trade which began to floushish.
- The Portuguese and Spanish attack of Morocco taking control Sijilmasa.
- The Turkish/Ottoman empire attack and occupation of Egypt and Libya which housed
important trade routes.
- The existence of insecurity in West Africa due to wars between Kingdoms.
- The chiefs in west Africa became corrupt
- The fall of Mali and Songhai Kingdoms and the disappearance of their Kings
Mansa and Askia Mohammed created power vacuum hence the decline.
- The European scramble and partition of Africa reduced regional links.
- The Moroccan invasion and conquest of Songhai in 1591 disturbed peaceful condition for trade.
- The Anti slave trade pressure by Britain and its abolition undermine the
trade.
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