Members of the Acephalous Societies of the West African Interior

question 12

Multiple Choice

Members of the acephalous societies of the West African interior were particularly susceptible to enslavement because these societies

• A)were the first societies encountered by European explorers in the fifteenth century.
• B)resided along trade routes frequented by Muslim traders.
• C)possessed abundant resources,which made them the envy and prey of their neighbors.
• D)had less political organization than their more powerful neighbors.

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