The resources that were traded on the Trans-Saharan trade were salt, slaves, and religion. The West African countries were trading their gold for salt. The slaves were sent North and served as slaves or slave concubines. Islam was spread through the use of the Trans-Saharan trade route.
Pretty much anyone who was not male, rich, white, straight and fit into the medieval English ideal. Hope this helped!
Answer: The targets were in Africa, which is not far from the Middle East.
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