Asked by wholemelt

When Europeans first began to explore Africa, what did they find?

a great diversity of cultures
a single language shared by all Africans
many large empires
an absence of natural resources

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a) a great diversity of cultures

Europeans encountered a wide variety of peoples, languages, political systems and societies across Africa — from Sahara trade empires (Mali, Songhai) and West African kingdoms to East African Swahili city‑states and numerous smaller chiefdoms. There was no single African language, and Africa was rich in natural resources (not lacking them).