Which statement about slavery is accurate?

Responses

For thousands of years all over the world, people had enslaved other people for a variety of reasons.

For thousands of years all over the world, people had enslaved other people for a variety of reasons.

There are no records of slavery before the early 1400s when the Portuguese reached Africa.

There are no records of slavery before the early 1400s when the Portuguese reached Africa.

While the Greeks and Romans had slaves, Africans did not enslave people before the sixteenth century.

While the Greeks and Romans had slaves, Africans did not enslave people before the sixteenth century.

It began in Europe in the Middle Ages and spread to other parts of the world from there.

1 answer

The accurate statement about slavery is:

For thousands of years all over the world, people had enslaved other people for a variety of reasons.

This reflects the historical reality that slavery has existed in various forms across many cultures and societies throughout history, long before the Middle Ages or the arrival of Europeans in Africa.