Question

multiple choice question
which statement about the slave trade in africa is accurate?

the arrival of islam in africa ended the slave trade, since the quran bans slavery.
enslaved africans could never win their freedom once they became captive.
bantu warriors raided villages and enslaved captives.
the slave trade was unknown in africa until the arrival of europeans there.

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Explanation:

• Analyze Option 1: The Quran does not ban slavery entirely; it has rules for enslaved people, and Islam's arrival didn't end African slavery. Eliminate.
• Analyze Option 2: Enslaved Africans could gain freedom (e.g., through manumission, buying freedom). Eliminate.
• Analyze Option 3: Bantu warriors engaged in raiding villages and enslaving captives, which is accurate about internal African slave practices.
• Analyze Option 4: Slavery existed in Africa (e.g., internal, trans - Saharan) before Europeans arrived. Eliminate.

Answer:

C. Bantu warriors raided villages and enslaved captives.