The map above indicates that Mali was a major source and hub of the gold trade Mali was a major source and hub of the gold trade A slavery existed in the western Sudan slavery existed in the western Sudan B Europeans had begun to make inroads in West Africa Europeans had begun to make inroads in West Africa C Mali remained isolated from Europe and the Middle East Mali remained isolated from Europe and the Middle East D Atlantic ports were crucial for the transportation of salt and gold

explanation:

these are the geographical features of the gupta empire.

1)it inherited the land owned by the mauryan empire.

2)one obvious difference between the two empires is that the gupta empire was smaller that the mauryan.

3)the gupta empire is located in the northern region of the subcontinent underneath the himalayan and hindu kush mountains.

the gupta empire, marked by extensive inventions and discoveries that contributed to hindu culture, in subjects such as science, technology, engineering, art, dialectic, literature, logic, mathematics, astronomy, religion, and philosophy.

this period was also known as the golden age of india

performances and sculptures

salmon were fished in puget sound.