What assumptions did early Europeans make about Africa?

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2007-03-15 08:06:39 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History

Europeans assumed the people in Africa were inferior, which led to colonizing and supposedly civilizing through slavery.

2007-03-15 08:29:59 · answer #1 · answered by Stephanie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

That it tastes like old shoe leather, and smells yellow.

2007-03-15 15:25:19 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

that africa is occupied by backwards bands of primitive barbarians...
aaaand we were right

2007-03-15 16:04:54 · answer #3 · answered by bob j 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋