How did the Asante kingdom use its access to gold to begin its growth and development?
A) The Asante used their gold to buy firearms,which they used to raid neighboring communities for captives to be sold as slaves.
B) The Asante used their gold to trade across the Saharan caravan routes for salt,which was a necessity of life in the rain forest.
C) The Asante used gold to bribe the Europeans to keep them from capturing Asante people as slaves.
D) The Asante used gold to finance scholarly and architectural centers like Timbuktu.

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The Asante kingdom used its gold wealth to acquire firearms, which enabled them to conduct raids on neighboring communities to capture people who were then sold as slaves, thus contributing to their growth and development.

How Did the Asante Kingdom Use Its Access to Gold