Economy & TradeThe 12th century

Economy & Trade in the 12th century

Every event in the Terralore archive tagged economy and trade — trade, currency, industry and resources, narrowed to the 12th century — 2 of them, drawn from 2 nations, all of it in 1100. Each entry keeps the sources it was verified against and links back to the chronicle it came from.

Events
2
Nations
2
Earliest
1100
Latest
1100

Every entry below is the same record, with the same sources, as the one on its nation’s chronicle.

  1. — Africa:

    Ivory Coast

    The savannas join the trans-Saharan trade

    As the Ghana and Mali empires expanded southward, the northern peoples of the region — Senufo and Mandé — were drawn into trans-Saharan commerce, exchanging forest kola nuts for salt, cloth, and gold.

    Era: The northern savannas, the Dyula, and the Empire of Kong

    Sources: History of Côte d'Ivoire · Encyclopædia Britannica, History of Ivory Coast · Wikipedia, Background Notes: Cote d'Ivoire · U.S. Department of State

  2. — Africa:

    Mozambique

    Coastal trading towns flourish

    Settlements at Sofala, Angoche, the Island of Mozambique, the Querimba Islands and the Zambezi mouth grow into nodes of the Swahili Indian Ocean trade.

    Era: The Swahili Coast and the Gold of Sofala

    Sources: Mozambique · Encyclopaedia Britannica, A history of the medieval coastal towns of Mozambique (c. 500–1890 CE) · African History Extra