What was the significance of Ashanti and Dahomey?

A) Portugal controlled these trade ports in Asia.
B) Europeans controlled these African cities.
C) These African states became powerful through the slave trade.
D) These port cities refused to participate in the slave trade.
E) Olaudah Equiano's father was chief of these kingdoms.

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Naomi Lewis · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : C, Explanation :  Both Ashanti and Dahomey played significant roles in the transatlantic slave trade, with Dahomey becoming one of the largest slave trading states in West Africa. These kingdoms derived power and wealth through the capturing, selling, and trading of slaves.

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