Which of the Following Statements Best Characterizes the Effect of Attempts

question 41

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements best characterizes the effect of attempts to convert both Amerindians and Africans to Christianity during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries?

• A) Africans and Amerindians cynically used conversion as a ploy to increase their attractiveness as trade partners.
• B) Africans and Amerindians became ultra-orthodox,criticizing the behavior of their European missionary teachers.
• C) Africans and Amerindians completely gave up their previous gods and belief systems.
• D) Africans and Amerindians used Christianity to supplement their existing beliefs,not replace them.

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