The first is the best option.
It is true that a lot of cultural aspects of Africa have been lost, most specifically, religion.
If we look at imperialism, its height came after the main period of African slave trade (second answer is false).
The tribal conflicts are still very ripe in Africa, and often they're fueled by the carefulness boundary drawing of countries in Africa- the third answer is false.
More self-rule is also false, if anything, imperialism brought less self-rule
People in positions of authority misusing or abusing their power is an example of an of them using a d<span>isadvantage to society of using authority.</span>
George Washington... or Abraham Lincoln maybe...
Answer:
It started between the year 4,000 BC and 2,000 BC, and lasted roughly 2,000 years.
I hope this helped you! :)