Question

Which is a true statement about how West African economies were impacted by global trade?(1 point)
Responses

West African governments adopted silver as their main form of currency.
West African governments adopted silver as their main form of currency.

The increasing traffic on land routes like the Silk Road meant that West African trading communities gained an enormous amount of power.
The increasing traffic on land routes like the Silk Road meant that West African trading communities gained an enormous amount of power.

African governments, rather than individual traders, became the main actors in global trade as Europeans found ocean routes.
African governments, rather than individual traders, became the main actors in global trade as Europeans found ocean routes.

West African trading empires lost power as alternative sources of raw materials became available.

Answer 1

West African trading empires lost power as alternative sources of raw materials became available.

Explanation: European maritime routes and the Atlantic trade shifted demand and supply away from trans-Saharan gold routes, weakening empires (like Mali and Songhai) that depended on control of those overland trade networks.