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What did west Africa trade with Hindus?
people
What became the main language of government trade and Islamic relationship in west Africa?
Arabic was the main language of government, trade, and Islamic scholarship in west africa
What did the Portuguese start trading on the west coast of Africa?
Greeks,Romans, and Arabs
Where did early Portuguese explore of Africa?
To reach Asia
How did the geography of West Africa influence settlement and trade?
A lot
What effect did portuguese trade routes have on west africa?
they intiated the cultivation of west africa, which started the slave trade (transatlantic trade) (triangular trade) between w. africa, usa, and britain. it also brought a lot of religious ideas to them as well as guns for the first time
How was west Africa before Portuguese affected by trade and commerce?
because of the slaves
Portuguese were the first to enter the slave trade and establish large scale plantations using slave labor in?
West Africa
How was west Africa effected by the Atlantic slave trade?
West Africa lost all of it's strong, smart, and valuable people to the slave trade. At first, only the weak and scrawny people were traded to the Portuguese, but then the Portuguese would not buy the weaker slaves. So stronger and smarter people were traded instead.
West African and Portuguese traders made contact in the 15th century what were the two main consequences of this contact for west Africa and for the Americas?
First, direct trade between Portugal and the coastal people of West Africa bypassed the routes across the Sahara and pulled the coastal region into a closer relationship with Europe. Second, the Portuguese began the European trade in enslaved West Africans.
How did the Portuguese slave trade develop in Africa?
The Portuguese slave trade in Africa developed through the establishment of trading posts along the West African coast in the 15th century. They initially traded goods for enslaved Africans captured by local African rulers. As demand for enslaved labor in the Americas increased, the Portuguese expanded their trading networks and began raiding inland communities for slaves.
What was the early portuguese colony in west Africa?
Portuguese Guinea (1474-1974)
Why did the Porugese begin exploring West Africa in the 1400s?
The Portuguese has many reasons for exploring West Africa in the 1400s. They wanted to know to what extent Muslim territories extended into Africa itself. They also wished to trade with West Africa directly through sea ports. Their hopes were also to find allies in the area and to see if it was a possibility to reach the Indies so that they could trade spices.
What European first sought in west Africa?
the portuguese
How did trade in east Africa differ from west Africa trade?
It is different because East Africa wanted gold and West Africa wanted salt.
How did trade in west Africa differ from trade in east Africa?
It is different because East Africa wanted gold and West Africa wanted salt.
How did trade in east Africa differ trade in west Africa?
It is different because East Africa wanted gold and West Africa wanted salt.
