Question

West African empires were incredibly wealthy because...

A. They sold enemies into slavery to the Europeans.
B. They sacrificed thousands of peasants to the gods every year.
C. They had gold and other valuable minerals in their region.
D. They control the access routes of the Trans-Saharan trade network.

Answer 1

C

Step-by-step explanation:

The Africans had gold. They would also trade salt for gold because they needed salt to live