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Prior to the 20th century, the largest intercontinental migration of people in history was _______________.

a) colonial management from the motherland moving to the colonies
b) mongols expanding their empire
c) the Atlantic slave trade
d) nomads seeking fields for their herds

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c) the Atlantic slave trade

Step-by-step explanation:

It is estimated by some historians that in the transatlantic slave trade some 25 to 30 million people - men, women, children - were abducted or sold and then transported from Africa to America and other continents. It lasted 4 centuries.

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