<span>Differences between the North (abolitionist) and South (pro-slavery)</span>
Michel de Motaigne had the intentions of becoming a politician, which was the primary motive of him writing the essays. He claimed that the intention of him writing the essay is to reflect "some traits of my character and of my humours." His writings are considered to be a pivotal version of skepticism and has also taken inspiration from ancient Greek, Latin and Italian texts. However sources claim that these essays are the brain children of deep introspection conducted by him.
The correct answer is A) Africa.
By 1500, Africa supplied almost half the gold in Europe.
In the 1500s, gold was an abundant precious rock in West Africa. Indeed, there were many gold deposits that for the African tribes was nos considered very valuable...until the Europeans arrived and realize how much gold there was. Africans used to trade gold for salt because salt was much need for the conservation of food. European colonies were the ones that took much of the gold from the African colonies to sent it to their European monarchies.