1. What might primary sources tell us about exploration and trade? Determine what you see and what questions you might ask to get the big picture.

2. What do you see? Describe what you see. What makes you come to that conclusion?

3. Describe what you see. What new things do you see?

4. Describe what you think these people are doing.

5. What do you think this image tells you about the impact of geography on trade? What questions does this leave you with?

6. North Africa. Merchants of the Sahara Desert [between ca. 1880 and 1923] Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division

7. Unknown. (ca.1880-1923). North Africa. Merchants of the Sahara Desert. Library of Congress: Prints & Photographs, Carpenter (Frank and Frances) Collection.North Africa. Merchants of the Sahara Desert.