Madyson Quinonez
Mr. Hammond
AP World History period 3
20 November 2014 During 900-1400 the impact of the trans-Saharan and Indian Ocean trade in Africa affected the change in population growth and agriculture economically as well as the capital Koumbi- Saleh politically and lastly the slave trade socially. In Africa agriculture and herding was spreading to almost all parts of Africa was the result of the Bantu and other migrations. A little bit after 500 B.C.E. the Bantu people possessed iron metallurgy. Due to iron metallurgy the outcome was that the Bantu people were able to fashion iron axes, dazes, and hoes. During the late centuries B.C.E. the introduction of bananas to Africa encouraged a fresh migratory surge. These developments in the region had a result in increased agriculture production, rising in population, and pressure for continuing migration to different territories. During 900-1400 the impact of trade affected Koumbi-Saleh politically. These trade networks brought large amounts of wealth and considerable power to Ghana. From the ninth c. to the twelfth c. the population was about 15,000-20,000 people during the kingdom at its height. Due to taxes, levying on trade that was passing through Ghana, the kings financed a large army. These large armies were to defend against nomadic incursions from the Sahara. The impact of the trans-Saharan and Indian Ocean trade affected slave trading socially. A little after the ninth c. during the expansion of
