Answer:
1562 and the west coast of Africa
Explanation:
The transatlantic slave trade began during the 15th century when Portugal, and subsequently other European kingdoms, were finally able to expand overseas and reach Africa. The Portuguese first began to kidnap people from the west coast of Africa and to take those they enslaved back to Europe
The correct answer is A. Salt mines in the Sahara desert
Salt was extremely important at that time and was even used as currency often because it was expensive.
The oldest mesoamerican civilization is the Olmec civilization