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Discuss the consequences of the use of Iron in Africa.

      

Discuss the consequences of the use of Iron in Africa.

  

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– With new tools forests were cleared for cultivation and livestock rearing.
– With new tools for cultivation food production increased.
– Destruction of forests influenced environmental and climatic changes.
– With increased food production migrants, took place leading to the settlement of wide
areas.
– Powerful states based on Iron technology know how arose e.g. Nubia and kush along Nile
in Sudan and Azom and Ghana.
– Kingdoms also rose as a result of use of Iron weapons e.g. Mwene Mtapa, Buganda and
Bungaro kingdoms.
– It led to rise of a special class of people – the blacksmiths.
– It enhanced trade between different communities through trade.
– Iran implements were also used as medium of exchange.
– Use of Iran weapons intensified inter – communities conflicts. The stronger ones conquered
the weaker ones.
NatalieR answered the question on May 12, 2022 at 07:37


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