The Importance of Trans-Saharan Trade, Though Slow to Begin and Supplemented

Multiple Choice

The importance of trans-Saharan trade, though slow to begin and supplemented by Indian Ocean trade, was that it

A) connected North and South Africa.
B) spread Islam as a unifying force.
C) was conducted by people speaking derivatives of Berber.
D) allowed expansion of the Mediterranean trade market for African gold.
E) linked the Silk Road to the Sand Routes.