Question

In what way did the slave trade hurt village life in West and Central Africa?

The gold and salt trade lost a lot of business to the slave trade.
Borders were created that split ethnic groups.
Villages lost many skilled members of the community.
Enslaved Africans sent for their families soon after they left the African coast.

Answer 1

they lost many skilled members

Step-by-step explanation:

with the constant selling and trading of people, people who want slaves would want the most valuable and useful so that they can get their moneys worth out of them

Answer 2

Villages lost many skilled members of the community.
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