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the abbasid dynasty was connected to west africa through trade routes true or false
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The Abbasid Caliphate (centred in Baghdad) did not politically rule West Africa, but it was connected to West Africa through long-distance trade networks—especially the trans‑Saharan caravan routes and Mediterranean/Red Sea commerce. West African gold, slaves, and other goods reached North African and Islamic markets, while salt, textiles, horses, Islam, and scholarship moved southward. These economic and cultural links tied West African kingdoms (e.g., Ghana, later Mali) into the broader Abbasid-era Islamic trading world.
The Abbasid Caliphate (centred in Baghdad) did not politically rule West Africa, but it was connected to West Africa through long-distance trade networks—especially the trans‑Saharan caravan routes and Mediterranean/Red Sea commerce. West African gold, slaves, and other goods reached North African and Islamic markets, while salt, textiles, horses, Islam, and scholarship moved southward. These economic and cultural links tied West African kingdoms (e.g., Ghana, later Mali) into the broader Abbasid-era Islamic trading world.
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