When Did the Sand Road Start
The Sand Roads or the Trans-Saharan Roads Were a Vast Network of Roads That Were the Center of Trade in Northern and Western Africa During the First Millennium...
The sand roads or the Trans-Saharan Roads were a vast network of roads that were the center of trade in Northern and Western Africa during the first millennium B.C.E. The sand roads began by Sudanic West Africans whom began exchanging products and various foods along the Niger River.
How long did the sand road last?
Described by Herodotus as a road “traversed … in forty days“, it became by his time an important land route facilitating trade between Nubia and Egypt, and subsequently became known as the Forty Days Road.
How long did it take to travel the sand roads?
The journey across the Sahara could take at least from 40 to 60 days, and it was only made possible by stopping at oases along the way, but even with these water stops, the journey was brutal and hazardous.
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