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Explaining How was the cowrie shell used in trans-Saharan trade?

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Because they were accepted in both West and East African trading states, cowrie shells served as a basic system of foreign exchange for the trans-Saharan trade network. Muslim merchants or Berber agents, who were middlemen, would use cowrie shells to purchase goods from local traders in villages or port cities.
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