Describe Africa’s role in the global economy during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.(1 point)

Question

Responses

Africans sold enslaved people to the Middle East to do hard labor.
Africans sold enslaved people to the Middle East to do hard labor.

Africa sold gold, ivory, and enslaved people while under the control of Portugal.
Africa sold gold, ivory, and enslaved people while under the control of Portugal.

Africans sold pottery, silks, glassware, and porcelain to Asia and the Middle East.
Africans sold pottery, silks, glassware, and porcelain to Asia and the Middle East.

Africans in the Kingdom of Kongo primarily profited off of the slave trade with Asia.

Answer 1

During the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, Africa played a significant role in the global economy primarily through the transatlantic slave trade and the exportation of valuable resources.

Among the provided responses, the most accurate statement is:

Africa sold gold, ivory, and enslaved people while under the control of Portugal.

This reflects the economic activities of African kingdoms and the impact of European colonial powers, particularly Portugal, which sought to exploit Africa's resources, including gold and ivory, while also participating in the transatlantic slave trade.