Answer: Mongol leader Genghis Khan (1162-1227) rose from humble beginnings to establish the largest land empire in history. After uniting the nomadic tribes of the Mongolian plateau, he conquered huge chunks of central Asia and China.
North Africa and West Africa had limited trade because of Sahara until the Camel became domesticated, they started to trade. The only way they traded was from the Atlantic coast which was long journey.