In the 1400s, Portugal began capturing and trading <u>ENSLAVED</u> human beings in 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.
- Portugal came to Africa seeking resources. To fuel their energy needs they started mining for coal. To build their factories and other buildings, the colonists and their slaves mined for metals. Missionaries were also sent to Africa from Portugal
- Slavery in Portugal occurred since before the country's formation. During the pre-independence period, inhabitants of the current Portuguese territory were often enslaved and enslaved others.
- People wishing to purchase slaves in Portugal had two sources, the royal slaving company, the Casa da Guiné, or from slave merchants who had purchased their slaves through the Casa de Guiné to sell as retail.
- During transport to Portugal, slaves were fastened and chained with manacles, padlocks, and rings around their necks.
- The Portuguese first began to kidnap people from the west coast of Africa and to take those they enslaved back to Europe.
The Greek land is a mountainous land almost completely surrounded by the Mediterranean Sea. Greece has more than 1400 islands. The country has mild winters and long, hot and dry summers. This causes their ecosystem to have very little farmland, since 75% of Greek is made up of mountains but they are surrounded by water, causing their ecosystem to include sea animals.
Answer:
The Nazi's believed that they were the superior race.
Explanation:
Nazi's were known to be very demandings and cruel towards anyone who didn't fit Hitler's 'perfect criteria' (blonde hair, blue eyes; aryan race) Essentially wiping out everyone who wasn't like this was their master plan to make the perfect race and keep it that way. Fortunately, this perfect race plan did not work.
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ANSWER: A) could not focus only on business and economics.
EXPLANATION: The dollar diplomacy was not limited to the discussions of business and economics favoring USA but it also expanded to terms of foreign policy. It was also discussed that the USA has the right to intervene if any country in the western hemisphere appears politically and financially vulnerable.
