gold and turquoise roads
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The Gold RoadAnd
The Turquoise Road
By Brittany Michaud
Linked Western and Northern Africa
Eventually connected to Silk Road
Camels made travel across Sahara Desert, “Sea of Sand,”
easier
Africans traded gold and ivory for horses, cloth, and manufactured goods
Spread of math, astronomy, and medicine also important
The Gold Road
The Turquoise Road
•Spread of religion, Silk: Islam, Turquoise: Quetzalcoatl god•One main good traded and named after, although other items were traded in exchange•Roads were dangerous because of criminals that also traveled to steal goods
Most sought after product, turquoise
Most sought after product, gold
Quetzalcatl god
Camel caravan walking across Sahara Desert
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