How Did Asante Kings Use the Wealth They Acquired from Trade

question 46

Multiple Choice

How did Asante kings use the wealth they acquired from trade?

• A) They sponsored feasts to allow themselves an opportunity to dine with their subjects.
• B) They led religious ceremonies, characterized by lavish displays of ornate religious artifacts.
• C) They showed their link to wealth and power by displaying gold-covered spears, maces, and elephant tails.
• D) They commissioned the creation of epic poems about the divine origins of the Asantehene.

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