Part 63 Article: Timeline My Blog Title: The untold the retold Click On This Link 🔗 To Download Full Quality Size Of This Photo Size 4096 × 4096 8.13 MB Click on PDF to download from Part 1 COLUMN R 1279–1368 AD Yuan Dynasty & Mongol 元朝 16 Emperors Duration: 89 Years • Songhai Empire West Africa 1340–1591 AD From [AI overview]: The defining feature of the trans-Saharan trade was the highly lucrative exchange of West African gold for Saharan salt . West African empires exchanged vast quantities of abundant gold for essential rock salt from the Saharan desert. This network connected sub-Saharan Africa to the Mediterranean using massive camel caravans and facilitated profound cultural and religious diffusion. West Africa (such as the regions controlled by the Mali and Songhai empires) possessed massive gold deposits but lacked salt, which was critical for preserving food and health. The Sahara Desert was rich in salt but lacked gold, creating a perfect interdepen...
Part 62 Article: Timeline My Blog Title: The untold the retold Click On This Link 🔗 To Download Full Quality Size Of This Photo Size 4096 × 4096 8.71 MB Click on PDF to download from Part 1 COLUMN R 1279–1368 AD Yuan Dynasty & Mongol 元朝 16 Emperors Duration: 89 Years • Hongdong earthquake Mongol Empire: Location Zhaocheng counties, Shanxi Province Northern China [death toll 200,000 ] 17 September 1303 • Great European Famine Europe (all) [death toll 7,500,000 ] 1315–1317 AD From [AI overview]: The Great European Famine of 1315–1317 AD was primarily caused by the onset of the Little Ice Age , which brought relentless torrential rains and freezing temperatures that devastated crops. These compounding environmental and societal factors triggered the catastrophe. The cold and excessively wet conditions weakened farm animals, making them highly susceptible to viral outbreaks like murrain or livestock plague and foot-and-mouth disease. This drastically reduced the number of...