Describe the effects of the long distance trade on the people of Kenya.
Answer:
- It led to the settling of the people in urban centres developed along trade routes.
- It led to the emergence of a class of wealth people along the coast/ in the interior of Kenya/ emergence of powerful chiefs and kingdoms.
- It led to acquisition of foreign goods through trade/traditional industries.
- People acquired/cultivated new crops leading to increased food production.
- Some of the people were converted to Islam by Muslim traders.
- People were introduced to money economy thereby making transactions easy.
- African slave labour led to the development of plantation Agriculture along the coast.
- There was depopulation of many Africans were captured/sold as slaves.
- It caused untold suffering /misery as people were raided/captured as slaves.
-It opened up the interior leading to the colonization of Kenya.
- The trade routes later developed into roads and highways leading to improved transport and communication.
- It led to the emergence of a class of wealth people along the coast/ in the interior of Kenya/ emergence of powerful chiefs and kingdoms.
- It led to acquisition of foreign goods through trade/traditional industries.
- People acquired/cultivated new crops leading to increased food production.
- Some of the people were converted to Islam by Muslim traders.
- People were introduced to money economy thereby making transactions easy.
- African slave labour led to the development of plantation Agriculture along the coast.
- There was depopulation of many Africans were captured/sold as slaves.
- It caused untold suffering /misery as people were raided/captured as slaves.
-It opened up the interior leading to the colonization of Kenya.
- The trade routes later developed into roads and highways leading to improved transport and communication.
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