The Gold RoadAnd

The Turquoise Road

By Brittany Michaud

Linked Western and Northern Africa

Eventually connected to Silk Road

Camels made travel across Sahara Desert, “Sea of Sand,”

easier

Africans traded gold and ivory for horses, cloth, and manufactured goods

Spread of math, astronomy, and medicine also important

The Gold Road

The Turquoise Road

•Spread of religion, Silk: Islam, Turquoise: Quetzalcoatl god•One main good traded and named after, although other items were traded in exchange•Roads were dangerous because of criminals that also traveled to steal goods

Most sought after product, turquoise

Most sought after product, gold

Quetzalcatl god

Camel caravan walking across Sahara Desert