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What 3 countries in West Africa are named for ancient trading empires?
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What three countries in West Africa are named for ancient trading empires?
Mali , Ghana , and Benin.
Historians of ancient Africa?
Griots
What continent is ancient rome in?
Most people say that Africa does but africa is the continent acient egypt is in not the continent that borders it. Asia is the real continent that borders it because it's right above it.
Which group was responsible for slave trading in Africa long before the Europeans had arrived?
portugal
What two continent did Ancient Egypt occupy?
Africa and Asia
What three countries in West Africa are named for ancient trading empires?
Mali , Ghana , and Benin.
Where were the first trading empires of Africa?
Egypt, Sudan & Zimbabwe
Did early empires in west Africa gain wealth and power?
Early empires gained wealth and power by trading slaves, gold, and ivory.
Why did European countries want to build new empires in Asia and Africa?
Power and Money.
What influence did gold have on the empires of west africa?
it MADE AFRICA WEALTHY, Because gold was used as money for many countries in that time.
Name the major trading state of africa south of the sahara?
The major trading state in this region is South Africa. It is one of the most economically stable countries in Africa.
How did natural resources affect the ancient empires in west Africa?
They made it harder for them to live with out them, adn easier to live with them.
Why were the slaves traded from Africa?
Africa mainly traded with Europe in exchange for machinery, Africa were trading 80,000 slaves per year. Also more and more countries trading with Europe and then they would raid other countries for slaves. Slavery played a big part in Africa because Africa wanted more guns and machinery.
What were some of the major trading states in Africa?
Africa is a continent so we need to know particular countries you want to know about.
What is the capital of ancient Africa?
While there was no official "capital" (because of the multiple empires that come and go), one of (if not the) most important trade city in West Africa was Timbuktu.
What were the trading post empire?
Trading-post empires are those empires in the earlier centuries (13-15th) which traded vast goods and set up trading posts. Trading posts were built by European traders along the coasts of Africa and Asia as a base for trade with the interior. Trading posts (or 'Factories') were islands of European law and sovereignty, but European authority seldom extended very fat beyond the fortified post.
How did Mali become one of the wealthiest empires in Africa?
By trading gold, salt etc. And the king was a real gentleman. there was No poverty no crime. (probable he equalised everyones wealth)
