How Did the Asante Kingdom Use Its Access to Gold

question 19

Multiple Choice

How did the Asante kingdom use its access to gold to begin its growth and development?

• A) The Asante used their gold to buy firearms, which they used to raid neighboring communities for captives to be sold as slaves.
• B) The Asante used their gold to trade across the Saharan caravan routes for salt, which was a necessity of life in the rain forest.
• C) The Asante used gold to bribe the Europeans to keep them from capturing their people as slaves.
• D) The Asante used gold to finance scholarly and architectural centers like Timbuktu.

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