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What were goods in ancient Songhai?
In ancient Songhai, a prominent West African empire, goods included gold, salt, ivory, and kola nuts, which were significant trade items. The empire thrived on the trans-Saharan trade routes, facilitating the exchange of these commodities with regions as far as Europe and the Middle East. Additionally, textiles, grains, and leather goods were also important in the local economy. The wealth generated from these goods contributed to Songhai's prosperity and cultural development.
What kind of reading does Kenneth Clark illustrate in his assessment that an ancient Greek statue represents a higher state of civilization than a West African mask?
ethnocentric
One way in which the silk roads and the west African trade routes are similar is that along both routes?
ideas were exchanged as merchants interacted with each other
How did the death of Tecumseh affect the war in the west?
Tecumseh death affected the war because he was a very popular soldier of the African Americans, along with the Prophet, another religious soldier.
What do archeologist believe was the significance of Nok sculptures?
Archeologists believe the sculpture influenced later West African art.
How did the trade affect the west African kingdoms?
it affected it because the kingdoms (with trade) slowly got richer and richer.
In what ways did the Atlantic trade positively affect west African societies and economies?
The Atlantic slave trade only positively affected those in West African societies who were involved in the trade itself, otherwise it was a disaster. The people who kidnapped individuals to sell them into slavery benefited financially.
Merchants from the ancient west African kingdom of Ghana prospered by controlling the trade of which goods?
in ancient Ghana they traded salt, gold, and silk
Mali's trade route?
The Saharan trade extended from the Saharan West African kingdoms across the Sahara desert to Europe. The Saharan Trade linked such African empires as Ghana, Mali, and Songhay to the European world.
What did West African Empires trade?
salt and gold
What do west african oral tradotions preserve?
West African oral traditions generally preserve ancient stories and legends.
Which phase of West African history came first?
The ancient empires phase of West African history came first
What is the The West African city important in trade between Europe and African civilizations?
Timbuktu.
Who captured the African's who were sold in the Atlantic slave trade?
west African america traders
Who captured the African who were sold in the Atlantic slave trade?
west African america traders
How did trade help cities and states develope in west Africa?
West African coastal cities were used by the West African States to sell captured African slaves to the Ships calling to take them to America. They grew very rich and prosperous on this trade.
The West African trade empires made their money mainly by trading salt and?
The West African trade empires made their money mainly by trading slaves, salt and gold.
