HISTORY
MEDIEVAL CHRISTIAN EUROPE
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Question
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They enslaved people for the Atlantic slave trade with Britain
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They built powerful forts and castles to protect against invasions
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They adopted Islam and established trade relations with Muslims
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They grew wealthy controlling routes around the Cape of Good Hope
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Detailed explanation-1: -Trade and abundant resources led to the growth of several great kingdoms in West Africa. For hundreds of years, trade routes crisscrossed West Africa. For most of that time, West Africans did not profit much from the Saharan trade because the routes were run by Berbers, a group of people from northern Africa.
Detailed explanation-2: -In West Africa, the three most important empires were Ghana, Mali, and Songhai, all of which profited tremendously from the trans-Saharan gold trade.
Detailed explanation-3: -While the motivations of early conversions remain unclear, it is apparent that the early presence of Islam in West Africa was linked to trade and commerce with North Africa. Trade between West Africa and the Mediterranean predated Islam, however, North African Muslims intensified the Trans-Saharan trade.
Detailed explanation-4: -As salt was worth its weight in gold, and gold was so abundant in the kingdom, Ghana achieved much of its wealth through trade with the Arabs. Islamic merchants traveled over two months through the desert to reach Ghana and “do business.” They were taxed for both what they brought in and what they took out.