Match the vocabulary term with its meaning. 1. covenant the primary holy book of Judaism 2. diaspora the scattering of a people
from their homeland 3. monotheistic a solemn agreement between two or more parties 4. messiah a belief in one god controlling the universe 5. religion someone regarded as a savior or liberator of a people 6. Torah beliefs concerning the existence, nature, and worship of a deity or deities
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.