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| First humans developed in E. Africa, humans spread to Europe and Asia and then to America. |
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| Egyptian empires date back 5000 years to 3000BCE. Many large scale political entities in the West, Central and South by 500 BCE. |
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| Where did large empires center on? |
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| Large rivers. Rivers provided transportaion, irrigation and fertile land. Rivers included Nile, Congo, Niger and Senegal rivers. |
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| What proved the Africans were more technically advanced than the Europeans pre colonialism? |
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| Iron production and forging techniques were highly developed by 300BCE showing superiority to European tech. |
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| To profit and seek converts to Islam via recruiting trade networks and conquest in the 700's. |
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| Ruling Elites of African Kingdoms often converted for the commercial benefits to increase trade with the middle east. Elites promoted the conversion of subjects yet traditional religious and cultural practices maintained along side Islam. |
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| Slave Trade was justified because |
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| of existing trade and some African societies use of slaves |
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| Who did the greater Swahili trade with before the Portuguese and rest of Europe showed up to colonize? |
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| The middle east and especially CHINA |
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