Trade had many different positive and negative effects on the people from Africa, China, and Europe. Trade affected the different types of religion and political stance of the people. Trade also introduced new ideas and viewpoints on many different topics. There was a lot of cultural diffusion due to trade within the different countries and city-states. Religion was also affected greatly. The trade in Africa had a mostly positive impact on the people living in Africa. Aksum was one of the big trading cities, because of its great location. Africa’s merchants were pretty wealthy due to the abundance of salt, gold, and diamonds. The city of Ghana was the Trading empire of Africa between the years of 800 AD and 1076 AD. Ghana was very wealthy and