When Arabs joined local Berbers and got heavily involved in financing the Trans-Saharan trade, their main staging point and urban center was Kanem.
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Answer (2)
The statement is false as Kanem was not the main staging point for the Trans-Saharan trade. Key cities like Timbuktu and Gao were central to this trade network. Kanem's role grew later in the context of the Kanem-Bornu Empire. ;
The statement is false; Kanem was not the main staging point for the Trans-Saharan trade, which centered around cities like Timbuktu and Gao. Kanem played a role later within the Kanem-Bornu Empire but was not key during the trade's peak. The major trade routes were located in the western Sahara, facilitating the exchange of goods across North Africa and sub-Saharan Africa.
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