The West African trade empires made their money mainly by trading slaves, salt and gold.
the silk road spread Buddhism and got china more attached to the world the silk road was a popular trading route and brought in income
Study shows that there was an impact on both the West Indies and on West Africa. The impact on West Africa for the most part was just negative, while the West Indies received alot of positive impacts due to the factor : Slavery. West Africa suffered a population decrease, while due to slavery the West Indies' population was increasing. Since the Europeans were trading with the Africans, the Africans were getting guns and other weapons which caused them to lower their values because they were killing up their own people in tribal wars, while the Europeans were trading the African for slaves that they used as laborers on their plantations to make themselves wealthier. In conclusion, I have found out that slavery has had an impact on both West Africa and the West Indies. However, the impact in the Americas or West Indies was positive, while the impact was negative for the Africans of West Africa.
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Roman merchants and Berbers
China was a self-sufficient society.
The Chinese government is communist in nature. This means they are self sufficient and can provide for themselves. They are also technologically advanced than most nations, and have a huge standing army. For this and other reasons, they had little to no interest in trading with the West.
Merchants of War - 1989 is rated/received certificates of: Germany:BPjM Restricted Iceland:16 Portugal:M/16 USA:R West Germany:16
Chinese Boxes - 1984 is rated/received certificates of: Australia:M Iceland:16 West Germany:16
Modern insurance start effect in nigeria early 1920 century that was when early british merchants established trading out post on west africa coast
The Chinese felt betrayed. Anger and frustration erupted in demonstrations on May 4, 1919, in Beijing. Joined by workers and merchants, the movement spread to major cities. The Chinese representative at Versailles refused to endorse the peace treaty, but its provisions remained unchanged. Disillusioned with the West, many Chinese looked elsewhere for help.
China was Traditionally not interested in trading with the west because it was self-sufficient.
China was Traditionally not interested in trading with the west because it was self-sufficient.
They traded directly with the coastal people of West Africa.
Mali, Ghana, and Songhai were the west Africa trading kindom. They traded salt and gold using the sahara desert. This was a time period of trading