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What is barter trade? And limitations of using this method in trade.

15/4/2021

Definition of barter trade.

This is actually a business where mode of transaction or medium of exchange is goods/services for other goods/services

E.G. a farmer wanting to buy a hoe from a blacksmith will agree with the black smith to exchange hoes for lets say goats or food of equivalent value. In barter trade, no money nor electrical money transfer services are used.

Definition of barter trade, what is barter trade?

Identify one limitation of using barter as a method of trade

Some commodities are bulky/ heavy and are difficultly to transport
It may not be easy to establish the exchange rate of commodities
Perishable goods are likely to go to waste if negotiations are not done in time
It requires double coincidence of demands
Indivisibility of some commodities

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Discuss the benefits of the discovery of fire to early man

30/4/2019

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Discuss the benefits of the discovery of fire to early man

Discuss the benefits of the discovery of fire to early man

The discovery and use of fire made it possible for early man to keep warm during cold nights and seasons.
Fire enhanced the security of early man as it was kept burning to keep away wild animals and other possible sources of danger.
It was a source of lighting at night, which facilitated other productive activities at night
Fire improved hunting activities of early man as it was used to harden the tips of the tools for hunting
Early man used to extract poison from plants. Which they used for hunting
Fire was used as a source of food preservation method for Example drying meat or fish.
Fire was used to cook food and make it palatable and more nutrition.
Fire was used to bake and harden wood for special use e.g. stools and hoe - sticks
Fire was used as a means of communication

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State two reasons why the Portuguese built Fort Jesus at Mombasa.

23/11/2018

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Reasons why the Portuguese built Fort Jesus at Mombasa.

It protected the Portuguese from enemy attacks
It was a military base from where expeditions were sent against hostile coastal states.
It was used as a watch tower to see enemies as they approached from the Indian Ocean.

The Portuguese kept their weapons there.
It was where criminals were imprisoned.
It was their military barracks.
It helped to discourage the Turks from creating a base in East Africa.

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Reasons why the Portuguese built Fort Jesus at Mombasa.

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Explain the effects of slave trade on the African community in Kenya

23/11/2018

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Effects of slave trade on the African community in Kenya

African population was reduced; people who would have been great leaders and empire builders were killed. It is estimated that over 15 to 30 million people were sold in to slavery while other millions died in the process being transported.
Slave trade brought misery, suffering and lowered the quality of people in East Africa this is because they were reduced to ‘commodities’ which could be bought and sold on land.
Villages and families were destroyed and broken up by slave raiders and never to be reunited this later resulted in to loss of identity.
Diseases broke out among the overcrowded slaves for example the Spaniards introduced Syphilis and soon it spread to other traders.
Slave trade led to displacement of people and many became homeless and destitute many and stayed in Europe with no identity.

Economic activities such as farming were disrupted. This is because the young and able craftsmen, traders and farmers were carried off, causing economic stagnation as the economic workforce depleted.
Progress slowed down, which resulted in famine, poverty and destitution and helplessness.
There was a decline in production of traditional goods such as coffee, beans, bark cloth and iron which greatly hindered the cash economy.
There was a decline in African industries which also faced a lot of competition from imported manufactured goods for example the Bark cloth and iron working industries.
Guns were introduced into the interior which caused a lot of insecurity and increased incidences of wars for territorial expansion.
Clans and tribal units, languages were broken and inter-tribal peace was disturbed for example Swahili language replaced the traditional languages in the interior.

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