Asked by Kenneth Moore on Jun 08, 2024
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What did Columbus realize after visiting a Portuguese colony in Africa?
A) New agricultural methods in the cultivation of rice could benefit his native city in Genoa.
B) Slaves could be an integral part of a colonial economy.
C) The world was actually round.
D) Gold was not as valuable to the global marketplace as spices.
Portuguese Colony
A territory overseen and controlled by Portugal during its period of colonial expansion, particularly from the 15th to the 20th centuries.
Colonial Economy
Refers to the economic system and practices implemented by colonial powers, often characterized by exploitation and exportation of raw materials from the colonized territories to benefit the colonial country.
- Identify the beginnings and growth of black slavery in Europe and its subsequent spread to the Americas.
- Achieve insight into the vital importance of trade, including slave trading, in the economic systems of European colonial regimes and indigenous groups.
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Learning Objectives
- Identify the beginnings and growth of black slavery in Europe and its subsequent spread to the Americas.
- Achieve insight into the vital importance of trade, including slave trading, in the economic systems of European colonial regimes and indigenous groups.
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