History Activity: Slavery in Africa

History activity, aimed at students in the fourth year of elementary school, with questions developed about slavery in Africa and the people trade.

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Slavery in Africa and the trade in people

The slavery relationship is established when a person becomes the property of another, losing the right to freedom and being forced to work for their owner without receiving any payment for the work accomplished. In the societies in which it established itself, the enslaved could be sold, bought, given away, rented or even mistreated by their owner, without this being a crime.
The enslavement of human beings did not begin in the 15th century. This practice has existed since ancient times in societies such as Rome, China and Greece, among others. Some people enslaved others because they considered them different, enemies or inferiors. Slavery in Antiquity could happen for several reasons, such as: wars (prisoners), debts, crimes, lack of resources to survive, etc.

In Africa, there was already slavery even before the arrival of the Europeans. It usually occurred for the reasons mentioned above. Each society treated its slaves differently and, in many cases, they were incorporated into the group after some time.
The Portuguese inaugurated a new type of enslavement, which included international trafficking, as Africans were taken to other continents. This practice can be called “people trading”.
During the more than 300 years in which there was slavery in Brazil, people from different regions of Africa came to the country. These people were used as labor in various economic activities in the Portuguese colony, mainly in sugar production, cattle raising and mining.

Questions

1) What is slavery?
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2) Did the enslavement of people begin in the 15th century? Explain.
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3) Why do human beings enslave their fellow men?
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4) What does the expression “people's trade” mean?
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5) During the period in which there was slavery in Brazil, people from different regions of Africa came to the country. How were these people used?
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Per Camila Farias.

At answers are in the link above the header

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