Before the Middle of the Fifteenth Century, Sub-Saharan Africa Had

question 71

Multiple Choice

Before the middle of the fifteenth century, sub-Saharan Africa had remained remote and mysterious to Europeans because  

• A) there was little of value for them there.
• B) sea travel down the African coast had been virtually impossible.
• C) Islamic societies prevented Europe from making inroads there.
• D) they did not know that it existed.
• E) they feared the people who lived there.

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