SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
RISE OF THE SLAVE TRADE BLACK HISTORY IN COLONIAL AMERICA
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trading of tobacco and cotton.
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trading of salt and gold.
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trading of slaves.
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trading of ideas and information.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The West African Trading Empires of Ghana (800-1050 CE), Mali (1235-1464 CE), and Songhai (1464-1591 CE) were powerful and wealthy states that controlled the gold and salt trade in West Africa.
Detailed explanation-2: -Located within the present-day borders of Mauritania, Mali, and Senegal, medieval Ghana literally sat on a gold mine. The land’s abundance of resources allowed Ghana’s rulers to engage in years of prosperous trading. Strategic governing coupled with great location led to the rapid emergence of a very wealthy empire.
Detailed explanation-3: -While knights rode around medieval Europe, the three great empires of West Africa prospered through unimaginable wealth. Ghana, Mali and Songhai controlled more gold and conducted more global trade than any European power at this time in history.
Detailed explanation-4: -People wanted gold for its beauty, but they needed salt in their diets to survive. Salt, which could be used to preserve food, also made bland food tasty. These qualities made salt very valuable. In fact, Africans sometimes cut up slabs of salt and used the pieces as money.