Analyze the differences between these two maps. what changes can you infer from the differences? (click the maps to view larger versions.)

The political changes from Map 1 to Map 2 is that you can see in the first map which says is a map from 1913 shows Africa as a colonized continent with many territories occupied by powers such as Belgium, Italy, Britain, Portugal, France, Spain, and Germany, The colonies look balanced and proportionate and everyone looks to have equal shares of the continent or whatever they have gained their hands upon. The second map is a map from 1962 that shows that many of these colonial powers have lost control over their territories and the countries have become independent. You can notice that there are new borders on Map 2 than on Map 1 and the names are also different as many of them are names of present-day independent countries.

the aksumite empire was an ancient kingdom located in what is now northern ethiopia from the period of 100 ad to 940 ad. its capital was the city of aksum. the kingdom established itself as one of the 4 great powers at its time, along with persia, rome, and china.

the kingdom was rich in goods like gold, iron, and salt. it established strong commercial ties with the regions governed by rome, egypt, and persia (arabia). aksum was a key location in this commercial network. trade was also facilitated with the introduction of the aksumite currency.

the money supply is the total amount of money available in the economy. how do changes in the money supply affect people and businesses?