Question

trade across the Sahara became possible and explore how it impacted West African. empires, such as Ghana, Mali, Songhai, and Benin.

Answer 1

The camel was introduced into the sahara around the third century. It increased the power and wealth of West African empires. Timbukto for example, flourished for a time. does this help any

Answer 2

Trade across the Sahara became possible because of camels. The day the first caravan of camels headed west into the Sahara Desert was the day that marked the opening of the Trans-Sahara trade route. One effect of this trade route was extreme wealth of the empires and leaders in control during the span of the trade routes.