Briefly explain the following impacts of the Trans-Saharan trade on the people of north and west Africa a. Learning institutions b. New types of gods c. Spread of...

      

Briefly explain the following impacts of the Trans-Saharan trade on the people of north and west Africa
a. Learning institutions
b. New types of gods
c. Spread of Islam
d. Social classes

  

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Dana
a. Learning institutions: the traders introduced learning institutions. They built schools and universities were Arabic culture and philosophy were taught. The kingdoms which controlled the trade routes and mines were wealthy and established the areas which they used in their ways of expansion
b. New types of goods: new types of goods were introduced to people of West Africa. These included daggers, horses, beads, salt, guns, and swords
c. Spread of Islam: the trade brought about the conversion of people of West Africa to Islam. This affected the culture and religion of the people for example the dressing, language and introduction of Islamic law
d. Social classes: the trans-Saharan trade creates a new social class in western Sudan. This class was composed of traders and agents

Dana05 answered the question on June 1, 2019 at 12:32


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