Question

How did trade impact the development of the West African kingdoms? Check all that apply.

A) West Africa had rich resources of gold and salt.


B) West African rulers taxed all trade caravans crossing their territories.


C) The Islamic faith was introduced to the region by Arab traders.


D) Europeans had little interest in West African trade goods, hurting African economies.


E) Arab traders refused to travel to West Africa, preferring to stay north of the Sahara.

Answer 1

A, B, and C.

West Africa had rich resources of gold and salt,

West African rulers taxed all trade caravans crossing their territories,

The Islamic faith was introduced to the religion by Arab traders.

Step-by-step explanation:

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Answer 2

Trade impacted the development of the West African kingdoms by:

• West Africa had rich resources of gold and salt.
• West African rulers taxed all trade caravans crossing their territories.
• The Islamic faith was introduced to the region by Arab traders.

West African nations were involved in lts of trade that brought about wealth through the trans-Saharan trade routes.

This trade made them rich because of the wealth that came in and also taxing.

The trade brought about the introduction of different religions into their land

Conclusively we can therefore say that the options that best explains the statement is option A, B, C.