Describe five effects of the long distance trade on the people of Kenya.
Answer:
-It led to the settling of the people in urban centres that developed along trade routes.
- It led to the emergence of a class of wealthy people along the coast in the interior of Kenya/ emergence of powerful chiefs and kingdoms.
- It led to the 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 as 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 in 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 wealthy people along the coast in the interior of Kenya/ emergence of powerful chiefs and kingdoms.
- It led to the 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 as 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 in the colonization of Kenya.
- The trade routes Later developed into roads and highways leading to improved transport and
communication.
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