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Lesson 2: Trekking to Timbuktu: Trade in Ancient West Africa (Teacher Version) | EDSITEment

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Trade has played an important role in the economy of West Africa since very early times. As early as 300 AD, camel caravans carried salt from mines in the Sahara Desert to trading centers along the Niger River in present-day Mali.