Mande/Mali/Timbuktu deep-dive with West African own-voice sources (statutory KS2 non-European study)
Exercise
Difficulty 2
~2 min
hist.g3.s.ex_24
Open Response
Prompt
Name TWO Trans-Saharan trade goods.
How it's presented
mode
card
prompt audio ID
audio.g3s.ex 24.stem
Answer criteria
type
open response
rubric
Names any two valid Trans-Saharan trade goods; salt and gold are central
accepted answers
- salt
- gold
- salt and gold
- manuscripts
- leather
- kola nuts
- cowrie shells
- ivory
Hints
- Look at MG-9 Trans-Saharan routes.
- Salt was mined in the central Sahara.
- Gold was mined in West African fields (Bambuk, Bure).
Misconceptions to watch
- Naming silk (silk traveled the Silk Roads, not Trans-Saharan)
- Naming only one good
Used in lessons