How Did The Central African Economy Change

The economy of a region will experience continuity and change forever. That is the case with the central African economy. During the first century, their economy was much different than what it is today. The central African economy revolved around agriculture and hunting during the first century and that remained constant until contemporary times. Though, change also began to occur because certain aspects of the the central African economy stayed the same and when the people native to the region began trading different products. Certain aspects of the central African economy of remained constant from the first century until modern times. Farming and hunting has always been important to the people and economy of central Africa. When the iron
The case is not different with central Africa. One of the biggest changes they have experienced is the deterioration of their economy and that happened because they have stayed the same when it comes to agriculture and hunting. The central Africans used to have a high productivity rating compared to the rest of the world which is why some of history’s greatest kingdoms thrived in that area. But, as people began making advances, the central African productivity deteriorated in comparison to the rest of the world. Modern day farmers used vehicles such as tractors for transportation while people in central Africa move on feet or animals. Contemporary farmers also use these vehicles for plowing, seeding, and harvesting. Central Africans need to use the afore mentioned traditional tools. The same goes with modern hunters in central Africa and the rest of the world. In central Africa, most farmers use spears to kill animals and to fish. Most hunters in the rest of the world use guns for hunting and fishing rods for fishing. The latter is the more effective method because of the advanced technology. Due to the fact that the central Africans have old and now inefficient tools for hunting and farming, their economy has declined drastically. The deterioration of the economy isn't the only thing that changed, the central African exports have also changed. Between the first and seventh century, central Africans traded animal meat, skin, and crops such as millets and sorghums with neighboring kingdoms and empires. At the start of the seventh century, central Africans began trading massive salt slabs which they excavated from the Sahara Desert. Salt was extremely expensive at the time because it was an important part of food and it was extremely hard to get. The central Africans were one of the major exporters of salt and the kingdoms in that region prospered. Hundreds of years later in the fifteenth century, the central