Explain five factors which contributed to the development of trade between different communities in the interior of Kenya by 1800.
Answer:
-Uneven distribution of resources such as iron ore and salt created a demand for such goods by communities that did not produce them.
-Production of surplus commodities by some communities encouraged them to look for markets.
-External demand for goods found in the interior such as ivory and leopard skins stimulated trade between different communities.
-Existence of well-developed local trade provided a basis for the development of inter-community trade.
-Demand for foreign goods in the interior such a cloths and beads led to intercommunity
trade.
-Production of surplus commodities by some communities encouraged them to look for markets.
-External demand for goods found in the interior such as ivory and leopard skins stimulated trade between different communities.
-Existence of well-developed local trade provided a basis for the development of inter-community trade.
-Demand for foreign goods in the interior such a cloths and beads led to intercommunity
trade.
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