They did not enter the interior of sub Saharan Africa for the reasons I expressed.
They were trading Slavs.. can't you read?
Slaves on the Silk Road
This guest post is published in conjunction with the annual meeting of the World History Association taking place June 21-23 in Milwaukee. It originally appeared on Silk Road Digressions, author Susan Whitfield’s blog on the geography, history, archaeology, artefacts and archives of the Silk Road. V
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