Which of the Following Statements About Slavery in Europe Is

question 46

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about slavery in Europe is false ?

• A) Christian slave merchants sold slaves from North Africa, Corsica, and Sardinia.
• B) Narrowly defining Christians as Roman allowed slave traders to sell Greeks as slaves until 1453.
• C) Most Black Sea slaves were women.
• D) Religious prohibitions prevented Muslims from selling other Muslims as slaves.
• E) Genoese and Venetian merchants dominated the slave trade in the eastern Mediterranean.

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