The abomination of slave trade went against European ethics and morals and defied Christian teachings on brotherly love etc. So, surely defying so much of the values that Europe stood for must have done harm to the European culture.
2007-04-21 07:57:28 · 6 answers · asked by purplepeace59 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
No the slaves did!!!
Most of Europe did not class the slaves as human beings.
They were treated much the same as farm animals, or beasts
of burden. I really don't think that that it was seen as a moral issue at that time.
2007-04-21 08:05:48 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah this years a bit of back tracker alright.
I suspect the slave trade quite dramatically changed Europe when it was introduced, and again when it was abolished.
I dont think Europeans look back on things in quite the same way as people who question historical processes.
It, (the slave trade) had a beginning a middle and an end.
2007-04-21 15:11:16 · answer #2 · answered by Albinoballs 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course not!
Most of the ships that transported slaves were European, most of the plantations we owed by Europeans, most of the people that had slaves were Europeans. Ha! Do you mean ethically? Yeh! We became less Christian, but that's a good thing. Many of the plantations were owed by the Catholic Church. Where was their Christian values when they were making huge profits to build even more grandiose temples to the God whose teaching they failed to observe.
2007-04-25 13:07:33 · answer #3 · answered by Wiccan Warrior 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
europe suffering in the slave trade you must be having a laugh they got very very rich with the plantations in the americas plus what they made when they sold the poor buggers were sold thers a lot of your hoitey toitey europeans out there right now whos ancestors made a fortune out of slavery inherited guilt thats the only suffering they get but i suspect they dont really give a toss
2007-04-21 16:29:20 · answer #4 · answered by polly 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Those who make money suffer from the load so they buy a slave to carry them.They had neither religion nor ethics and the ret of europe envied them for having nothing to worry about.All Europeans dreamed of travelling to America to enjoy gold slaves land and fornication
2007-04-21 15:06:54 · answer #5 · answered by ELBASHA 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Do some research. Europe was involved with the African slave market.
Slavery has been around since history began.
2007-04-21 15:05:59 · answer #6 · answered by Pacifica 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋