The correct answers are A) They were an investment for their owners, C) They were a sign of their owner’s wealth, and D) They worked in agriculture.
Prior to exploration, the options that applied to enslaved persons in Africa were the following: They were an investment for their owners, they were a sign of their owner’s wealth, and they worked in agriculture.
Slavery was already a long practice in Africa before the Exploration. Basically, slaves worked hard in the farming fields growing crops and were servants in their owner's houses, representing a symbol of power and richness for the owner. The Atlantic slave trade affected African society structure in the 1400s. European explorers arrive at the end of the 1400s to take African slaves to sell them. The Portuguese were the ones who first explored the West Coast of Africa.
