Crusades
The earliest interaction between Europeans and Africans would have been in trade. Specifically empires like Egypt traded with the Roman Empire. Oil, spices, gold and slaves were traded between the two continents. When the Europeans began colonizing the Americas, the most desired commodity became human slaves.
The Europeans benefited from the slave trade more so than the Africans. Europeans traded mainly weapons to Africans, in which they sold their own people as slaves.
They traded things they had like money, guns, gun powder, and other tools and such that the Africans didn't have.
Some of the items they traded were spices,gems e.t.c
Initially, the trade relationship between Africans and Europeans was characterized by mutual benefit and exchange. Europeans sought valuable resources such as gold, ivory, and spices, while Africans traded goods like textiles, metalwork, and agricultural products. This relationship was often based on negotiation and respect, with both parties recognizing each other's economic needs. However, over time, this dynamic shifted, leading to exploitation and the transatlantic slave trade, drastically altering the nature of their interactions.
Africans and Europeans engaged in a diverse range of trade goods. Africans traded valuable resources such as gold, ivory, spices, and enslaved people, while Europeans exchanged textiles, metal goods, firearms, and alcohol. This trade significantly impacted both continents, fostering economic ties and cultural exchanges, but also contributing to the exploitation and suffering of African populations. The transatlantic trade network reshaped societies and economies on both sides.
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they traded and it was cool
The Africans sold were often criminals or convicted of a crime. They were traded for goods but often traded guns and firearms to these African kingdoms.
Europeans traded a variety of goods with Africans in exchange for slaves, including firearms, textiles, alcohol, metal tools, and other manufactured items. This trade was part of the transatlantic slave trade, where enslaved Africans were transported to the Americas in exchange for these goods. The exchange often involved complex negotiations and relationships between European traders and African leaders, who sometimes engaged in the capture and sale of slaves. The demand for labor in the Americas fueled this brutal trade system.
They force-captured other Africans (using European traded guns) and traded them for goods with Europeans. They gained power by doing this because they had goods, money, and fear from other African states.
The north Africans traded salt, gold, animals and slaves