1. The development of trade in west Africa was aide by the _____

The development of trade in west Africa was aide by the

(a)emergence of traditional rulers (b)arrival of the Portuguese (c)Introduction of tax payment (d)Introduction of money

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The development of trade in West Africa

The arrival of European sea traders at the Guinea coastlands in the 15th century clearly marks an historical development of trade of western Africa.

The pioneers were the Portuguese, southwestern Europeans who came with the necessary knowledge, experience required to embark on the enterprise of developing oceanic trade routes with Africa and Asia.

Their main goals were in Asia, but to reach Asia it was necessary to circumnavigate Africa, in the process of which they hoped, among other things, to make contact with Mali and to divert some of the trans-Saharan gold trade from Muslim North Africa to Christian Europe. Read More

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