HOW EARLY CONTACTS UNDERDEVELOPED AFRICAN COUNTRIES

Qn. “Early contacts between Africa and outsiders facilitated the under development of African continent” evaluate the truth of this statement with not less than six points.
Answer.
Introduction.
-concept about early contacts
-periodization
-Name the key participants
Main body(how early contacts facilitated under development to African countries)
-Unequal exchange eg, European exported valuable goods from Africa while importing valueless goods to Africa
-Slave trade, this caused famine, depopulation, fall in production and civil wars
-Technological stagnation eg via importing manufactured goods in Africa.
-Decline in internal trade such as Trans Saharan trade
-Early Contacts pave the way to the establishment of colonialism in African countries
-Disruption of culture and traditional life
-Social and economic decline of some states
Conclusion
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