Taghaza and Walata are the most important mining cities in ancient Africa. Most of the salt came form there, and was then traded for gold and shipped all over the continent.
Nubia had access to a number of Sub-Saharan and West African Tribes and Empires. Therefore they had access to a number of Natural Resources that Egyptians wanted. In order to acquire those resources, they set up trading centers.
They thought they were going to live there forever
They adopted Egyptian culture.
Ghana, Mali, and Songhai
Babylonia and Assyria
Salt and Gold
for the natural resources founded in Africa
They served as tranportation across the Sahara dessert
The old African empires crumbled due to warring.
Yes, there was an African Empire. In fact, there were lots of African Empires all over the country. There was the Western African Empire and many other African Empires.
The "Great Three" West African empires were Ghana, Mali, and Songhai.
Nubia had access to a number of Sub-Saharan and West African Tribes and Empires. Therefore they had access to a number of Natural Resources that Egyptians wanted. In order to acquire those resources, they set up trading centers.
They thought they were going to live there forever
The people that carried goods from Europe to west African empires were Portuguese people.
bananas and chicken
They adopted Egyptian culture.
They wanted to capture the empires' gold and resources.