It increased because of white people's demand. Most people today because of white guilt try to use the stock argument that "Africans sold Africans so Africans are responsible for what whites did" that's bullshit.The atlantic slave trade and any other slave trade is a DEMAND DRIVEN MARKET.
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The major growth in the Atlantic slave trade in the seventeenth century was to be driven by the expansion of New World exports to Europe.
To capture the Cretan Bull.
In the seventh century the old temple was destroyed by a flood. The construction of the "new" temple, which was to become known as one of the wonders of the ancient world, began around 550 BC. It was a 120-year project, initially designed and built by the Cretan architect Chersiphron and his son Metagenes, at the expense of Croesus of Lydia.
Ethnically, there was no difference. In spite of biblical tradition to the contrary, it is now recognised that the Hebrews were West Semitic people, just like their neighbours, including the Moabites. Biblical and archaeological evidence also suggests that they worshipped the same gods, at least until monotheism was imposed in the state of Judah during the seventh century BCE.
Coins have been in use since ancient times. Ancient Lydia, (not to be confused with Libya because it is in present day Turkey, near Greece in Europe. However, at around the same time, China's Zhou dynasty began making shape coins and round coins with square holes in them. To this day nobody knows who made them first, but they have been in use since the seventh century, BC