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The image depicts a meeting between a royal delegation of the Kongo and European explorers. Which best describes the relationship between Europeans and Africans in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries?

A)Europeans negotiated for trade with some African kingdoms, which included the exchange of goods and chattel slaves.

B) Europeans aggressively pushed into the interior of Africa, seeking precious resources, such as gold, and wiping out communities that resisted.

C) Europeans introduced the concept of slavery to African kingdoms, who began to engage in the practice by enslaving fallen enemies.

D) Europeans sent missionaries to Africa to convert the leaders of local communities to Christianity and dissuade the continued practice of slavery there.

Answer 1

The interaction between Europeans and Africans in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries is appropriately described by Option A.

European nations conducted trade with several African kingdoms during this time. Along with the horrible practice of chattel slavery, the trade involved the exchange of goods, including important commodities like gold and other resources.

Trade agreements involving the exchange of enslaved people as commodities were frequently negotiated by European traders with African chiefs. The transatlantic slave trade began with this, and it had a significant and long-lasting impact on both continents.