Iron helped in many ways. It brought profit, made militaries stronger, and helped make structures stronger. In that time in west africa, The kings made it illegal to own gold nuggets. Any found gold nuggets were to be tooken to the king and stored in special places. The kings didn't take iron from the people but they did let them craft it into different things such as armor, Weapons, and many other things.
They didn't run out of iron for a long period of time until the mines stopped supporting Iron and gold. The mountains also stopped giving marble and the Muslims came and invaded, eventually taking over. Many people still mine for iron and gold in africa and still find pounds of it. So thats how iron helped Africa.
They didn't run out of iron for a long period of time until the mines stopped supporting Iron and gold. The mountains also stopped giving marble and the Muslims came and invaded, eventually taking over. Many people still mine for iron and gold in africa and still find pounds of it. So thats how iron helped Africa.