WORLD HISTORY

COLONIALISM AND IMPERIALISM

COLONIALISM AND ITS ANALYSIS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Enslaved Africans that were brought for work in South America were also responsible for the diffusion of many new popular forms of-
A
sculpture, painting, and art
B
dance, foods, and music
C
advanced weaponry
D
architecture
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Exploration and Colonization In the early 1500s, Africans trekked across the many lands in North, Central, and South America that were claimed by Spain, some coming in freedom and some in slavery, working as soldiers, interpreters, or servants.

Detailed explanation-2: -Slavery in practice Slaves also worked in the production of tobacco, rice, cotton, fruit, corn and other commodities. The majority of slaves brought to the Americas from Africa were men due to the fact plantation owners needed strength for the physical labor that was done in the fields.

Detailed explanation-3: -The first Africans forced to work in the New World left from Europe at the beginning of the sixteenth century, not from Africa. The first voyage carrying enslaved people direct from Africa to the Americas probably sailed in 1526.

Detailed explanation-4: -What is one effect of slavery that influences Latin America today? Many people there have ancestors from Africa. What is the most common religion in Latin America and why? Roman Catholic because of the influence of Spain and Portugal.

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