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Africa Before the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade 1

Africans before the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade
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Africa Before the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade 2
The African continent is the birthplace of humanity. It had its path of development before
the European intervention in the continent1. For instance, people still marvel about the great
achievement of ancient Egypt. Ancient Egyptian is probably the most notable civilization that
developed along the Nile River almost 5000 years ago. The earliest state is known as Ta Seti also
existed in the modern-day Nubia in Sudan. It is, therefore, important to realize that Africa had
old political formations such as Kingdoms and monarchies, economic systems as well as social
developments.
Before the Trans-Atlantic slave, it is important to realize that the African continent had
some of the greatest civilizations such as the Axum, Kush, Mali and Great Zimbabwe2. During
this period when the African people were still free from colonial domination, the continent had
created extensive international trade networks with countries such as China, India and other parts
of the Asian continent. However, the North African conquest began much earlier in the 8th c. It is
an invasion that led to the occupation of Portugal and Spain for several centuries3. It is the
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