Meet the societies of medieval Africa who established powerful empires and forged long-distance networks throughout the Global medieval world. At this live YouTube event, examine the history of the trans-Saharan trade network through the perspective two important materials: gold and ivory to understand how these material networks connected people across West Africa, North Africa, the Mediterranean and beyond, to medieval Europe. Learn how this trade created religious, cultural, and economic connections and hear from people in the past who made these connections possible
Dr. Sara Ann Knutson, Medieval Studies, the University of British Columbia
