What can be said about the slave trade? the exact numbers who were sold into slavery are certain. the firearms that were sold to cooperative africans reduced the amount of violence the slave trade brought. it had positive effects on some african societies. it had positive effects on some african societies and negative effects on others. it had negative effects on some africans.

women should have the same rights as men

the catholic church withhold people's access to the bible during the middle ages.

people could go to church and listen to the teachings, but it was absolutely forbidden to own and/or read the books of both the old and new testaments. it was also prohibited to translate the books (which where originally in biblical hebrew) to any other language.

this was done so the church could remain in control of what their teachings were and to enhance their importance and power, while also being able to judge people's actions through information that was unavailable for the general public.