West African societies benefitted from trade because they would get useful items for their family and other important needs to support them.
They viewed them as savages.
treated them as family
No, many people in West Africa were forced into slavery, but many others were not.
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Salt was more important than gold to the West Africans.
West Africans trade gold & silver apex learninng
The major reason for importing gold to North Africa is that the North Africans didn't have gold mines so the only way to get gold was to have it imported.
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Animism reflect west Africans dependence on the natural world
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gold, pearls, ivory
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Salt was so valuable in West Africa, especially in Ghana, because people needed salt in their diets. It also added flavor to their bland foods. Probably the most important reason was because it preserved fod for a long time, because they obviously didn't have refrigerators! =D
Most West Africans live in Nigeria.
Most West Africans live in Nigeria.