HISTORY
THE MUSLIM WORLD AND AFRICA
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exchanges with Indian ports
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direct access to the Arabian Sea
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control of trade routes
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abundance of diamonds
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Detailed explanation-1: -Over time, the slave trade became even more important to the West African economy. Kings traded slaves for valuable good, such as horses from the Middle East and textiles and weapons from Europe. The transSaharan slave trade contributed to the power of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Songhai Empire grew very wealthy thanks to its control of trading posts along the Trans-Saharan Trade Route, including Jenne and Timbuktu. This trade route connected North Africa to South and West Africa. Across these routes, a variety of goods, including foodstuffs, cloth, cowrie shells, and kola nuts flowed.
Detailed explanation-3: -Ghana, Mali, and Songhai were three of the greatest western African trading states. These three Western African states dominated the trade of gold, salt, and merchandise between North Africa and sub-Saharan Africa.
Detailed explanation-4: -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.