What ways did early west Africans live that is similar to today’s way of life?

i believe the answer would be 1.

disease was the number one killer of native peoples. they had had little exposure to the diseases of europe. this led to some villages being almost completely wiped out and some tribes destroyed.

most people now work in jobs where they do one  kind  of work; they are carpenters, bankers, cooks, mechanics, and so forth. likewise, most  businesses produce  only certainkinds  of  goods  or  services, such as cars, tacos, or gardening  services. this feature of  production  is known as specialization.

very positive impact on our industries in the west, sine they promoted settlement and increased the ways in which goods could be transported to market.