A major cause of depopulation in Nigeria in the 18th century was
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A major cause of depopulation in Nigeria in the 18th century was
Options
A) the trans-Atlantic slave trade
B) the trans-Saharan trade
C) human sacrifice
D) inter-ethnic warfare.
The correct answer is A.
Explanation:
The Trans-Saharan Trade which had been on for many centuries included several articles of trade of which slaves were later added; human sacrifice was only carried on a very small scale; interethnic warfare took place majorly in the nineteenth century.
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Trans-Atlantic slave trade is the correct answer
The Trans-Saharan Trade which had been on for many centuries included several articles of trade of which slaves were later added; human sacrifice was only carried on a very small scale; interethnic warfare took place majorly in the nineteenth century.