Question

describe africas role in the global economy during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. (1 point) africa sold gold, ivory, and enslaved people while under the control of portugal. africans in the kingdom of kongo primarily profited off of the slave trade with asia. africans sold pottery, silks, glassware, and porcelain to asia and the middle east. africans sold enslaved people to the middle east to do hand labor.

Explanation:

In the 16th and 17th centuries, under Portuguese control, Africa sold valuable resources like gold and ivory, and also participated in the slave - trade by providing enslaved people.

Answer:

Africa sold gold, ivory, and enslaved people while under the control of Portugal.