Question

All of the following are true of the Portuguese arrival in Africa EXCEPT:

• A. The Portuguese exploited existing weaknesses in African kingdoms to gain power.
• B. Portugal viewed its attacks on coastal African cities as a continued crusade against Islam.
• C. Portugal began the African slave trade.
• D. Portugal established peaceful trade agreements with some African kingdoms and subdued others through conquest.
• E. Portuguese explorers were accompanied by Catholic missionaries.

Answer 1

The correct option is A The Portuguese exploited existing weaknesses in African kingdoms to gain power.

The Portuguese exploited existing weaknesses in African kingdoms to gain power.