History

Zachary Bates

8 July, 20:26

Muslim merchants dominated the West African gold and salt trade well into the 15th Century until

A) trade with the New World replaced the earlier trans-Sahara trade routes.

B) the Ottoman Empire conquered the previous Arab states in Northeastern Africa.

C) the center of Mediterranean trade shifted from Alexandria, Egypt to Venice in Italy.

D) Portuguese sailors began to make use of the new technologies encouraged by Prince Henry.