Prior to exploration, enslaved people in africa were often? (a. captives in war, (b. stolen from europeans, (c. foreign criminals ,(d. purchased from europeans

The correct answer is A) captives in war.

Prior to exploration, enslaved people from Africa were often captives in war.

Before the arrival of the conquerors or the European powers that colonized Africa, enslaved people form that territory were captives of war. It was after Portugal, France or Britain came to Africa and during the Scramble for Africa, that these people became slaves and were sold and view as property more than human beings. Slavery became a good business for rich people.

i would think it's industries and hydroelectric power

well the fact it is basically a peninsula allowed trade to come from many places, thus allowing cultural diffusion to take place. india has seasonal monsoons that merchants travel back and forth from india using the monsoons wind patterns