*HURRY FAST* How did trade lead to the spread of culture in West Africa?

A. As people interacted, they exchanged ideas, languages, and religions.

B. As people immigrated to west Africa, they traded with local villages.

C. As people met traders, they gained more wealth, influence, and power.

D. As people became wealthy, they use their influence to spread culture.

A. As people interacted, they exhanged ideas, languages, and religons

Explantation:

Trade routes were most responsible for aiding the early spread of Islam. Information was preserved and shared in West Africa for most of the region's history through oral traditions. A Griot sang songs about African heroes. For example, they would have sang about the life and deeds of Sundiata.

4 copper and gold, the california gold rush is why im pretty sure.

it would be that mali has the worst literacy rate than the others