Economic structures such as Command and Market did not exist during the primitive hunter gather society times. The economic way of life was traditional where the resources and means of production were shared among the individuals.
Another reason was during this time, the population was small and the people were less demanding and were mainly interested in necessities that was extracted from the nature.
The walls of Benin city and the other Hausa city states contribute to their development ans success because it <span>protected people and made merchants feel safe</span>