Taking into consideration the way of thinking, how society was, and the education given to people in the 1500s and 1600s, how cruel was the treatment of African slaves during the slave trade?
Well, if we take in consideration the thinking and the education these people were given, they didn't treat the slaves that bad. They were taught that black people were inferior to them, that they were like animals. So after all, the lack of knowledge influenced in the way they treated the slaves.
Well if we take into consideration the way of thinking and how society was, and the education given to people in the 1500's and 1600's the treatment of African slaves during the slave trade wasn't that bad. Of course it was cruel, but for them they saw the slaves as animals, and even today when a dog attacks you or rebels people just hit them. And for them they where doing exactly that, just taming and controlling one more animal which they could use for their advantage.
Lyanne: I agree with you, because of their lack of knowledge and the how their society was they really didn't know nor think of the black people as human beings.
Carla, thank you for your support. Now a day we know that no matter what color we are or what language we speak, we are all the same, but people in the 1500 and 1600 didn't have the same thinking and the same education we have now.
taking in consideration, how the people in the 1500s and 1600s thought, how the society was and the education given, the treatment of african slaves was harsh, but not to the extreme. i say this because in those times what the people taught was that slavery was a common thing to do, it wasnt bad, it was just a way to live. since people were raised with that way of thinking, the kind of treatment given to the african slaves was for them "normal". now, for example, when we read books, articles, or watch movies that contain the kind of treatment that the african american obtained, we stay frozen, shocked by the way these poor people were treated and how the ones that were hitting them were cold-hearted.
Marcel, I support your idea. In present day we see the "big picture" we have the knowledge and the education that they didn't have. It was also good in a way that this happened, because of this we are now more conscious of the situation and also are independent. Slaves helped a lot with the independence of nations so in part we gained something.
Slave treatment was obviously cruel, but that was what these people learned since they were young. They thought that African slaves were no more than animals or cretures that were worth nothing. But even though these treatments had no consideration for human dignity.
Lyanne, I couldn't agree with you more. You know as well as I do that the treatments were cruel, but you also considerate how life was back then and under the education that those people lived in.
The cruelty shown towards slaves was off the records, you might say that if you take in consideration their education, etc. But these are mere excuses to a bigger truth, they treated fellow human beings as if they were property, not even animals, to use and do whatever they wanted at leisure. These were acts of pure cruelty and people without any moral or ethical values.
Taking in cosideration the way of thinking and the education given to the people in the 1500s and 1600s the treatment of African slaves during the slave trade wasnt so bad. Because if you think about people in that era thought that they were superior to African Slaves because of the color of their skin. They were educated with the idea that African slaves were not human being , but that they were like animals that had no importance in the world and that the only thing that they were good for was to serve others. So yes the way that people were educated really did influence on the treatment of africans.
Salvador, you might think that they use the lack of education and other things to justify their treatment and protect themselves. But the actually didn't know anything about it. Technology and modern day thinking brought us to what we are and what we know today, but they had no idea of what it really was.
Ernesto, thank you for supporting me. I really want to believe that they had no education and that this made them treat the slaves this way. I agree with you when you say that this was the way they were thought since they were young.
The treatment of African slaves during the slave trade was EXTREMELY cruel. They treated them WORST than animals and abused them horribly. But even though the Europeans' brutal actions have no excuse, I get why they acted like that. For them, the africans were inferior, meant to be exploited for their own benefit. But since times have changed, we do know now that the skin color doesn't matter and that everybody are the same.
LYANNE, I don't completely agree with your argument, because let's say that from 1 million of slaves, only 10 were educated, so you CAN'T really take it in consideration.
Maria Cristina, I don't agree with you because I believe that you do have to take in consideration the lack of education that the europeans had in that time.
I believe that the treatment that the europeans gave to the african slaves was very cruel, but if you take in consideration the few education the europeans had, it was acceptable. They believed that the african slaves were an inferior race and that they had no rights. The europeans treated them like animals, but I believe it was acceptable because of their lack of knowledge they had.
Antonio, I completely agree with you. Even though the treatment the Europeans gave to the African slaves was very cruel, they in some way had a good excuse to treat them that way. They had no knowledge of what they were doing, but now the education help us treat the people the same way we want to be treated.
Salvador: I don't agree with your way of thinking. I know that the europeans treated the slaves like animals and even worst, but you have to get in their place and thinking about their way of seeing the world. In that time they had no education at all and they thought that their race was superior.
It's unquestionable to think that the treatment of African slaves wasn't harsh and cruel. It was inhuman to treat people like animals. To live in your feces, not even animals should live like that. The only education Africans needed was the one they received back home, learning how to hunt, gather ans survive, that Americans nor Europeans knew how to do these. Time does not mark the way humans should be treated, is a moral sense that come from the beginning of time, that you shall not harm the person next to you.
I disagree with Macri and Carla. Only a person with a cold heart can think like these. Today people who hit and treat very bad animals get fined and jailed for doing things like that. It's not a question if people saw them like animals or like human, but to inflict pain to a living thing just to win a profit should be sentenced and treated like murder.
LYANNE. yes, i know, although these slaves suffered a lot. at least we were able to see the small positive side of the whole thing. because of them, their rebellion and the things they did, made it posible for us, to be independent and to be the way we are now. because of them now we know that in those time what was taught was a not a very positive influence. now we now the difference between good and bad.
Thank you Lyanne, it is good that not only us agree in this topic, but the whole world. This is such so that people can realize how they treated the Africans, and maybe this improves our relations and interactions.
Taking into consideration the way of thinking of that society and their education at that time, the cruelty of the treatment given to the Africans during the slave trade, was more of a good thing than a bad. Society in the 1500 and 1600 believed Africans were like animals and they even treated them like one. They bought and sold them continously, thus rejecting their liberties. When bought,they were transported in ships, were the trip took about 3 to 4 months. There Africans lived in horrible conditions: no hygiene whatsoever, little food was given, most were whipped if they tried to steal or jump out of board, and some where thrown to the water if they presented sickeness or weaknesses. After this trip, they were mosltly sold to plantation owners. It is obvious that people believed Africans were inferior, thus the cruelty given to them was not bad at all. Slavery for the black Africans was just how it was "meant to be". But seeing the loathsomeness of their living, atleast the minority of the people had to oppose such things, therefore some of the people at this time believed is was a bad thing, too.
ARANTXA: I sincerily agree with you on the first part, but I believe that not all people of this time thought of the cruelty to the Africans as a good thing. Most, seeing their horrible conditions, opposed such acts; this later, must have been an influence to those abolitionist of slavery.
Taking into consideration the way people thought and how people were educated, I consider the slave trade very bad. Eventhough white people saw the black people infiroir it was not a reason to treat them how they did. They treated the African people like if they were NOTHING, not even animals. They saw the African people as animals, but I don't think animals diserve this kind of treatment. Afrian people were killed and tortured for no real reason. If they were seen with no food to feed them during the middle passage, they were thrown in the middle of the ocean to drown.
If I take into consideration the education at that time and how people thought, the treatment the africans recieved was not that bad. At this time people thought that black people were infirior and were basically nothing. It was like a tradition, if you are used to something, and you grown in a place where things are the way they are, you are going to think that what is happening is the right thing, no matter what.
Memo: I TOTALLY agree with you. time doesnt mark the way people should be treated. You should not think that harming a person is the correct thing to do even if it might seem an advantage for you.
Lyanne, the europeans thought in these ways because in those days people didn't get the same moral education we get. It would be like looking at the slave and seeing an ox or a horse, a tool for the benefit of the owner. People treated them in those ways because of the lack of tolerance and religion.
Wanda: time doesnt mark the way people should be treated. You should not think that harming a person is the correct thing to do even if it might seem an advantage for you.
ADRIANA: I know that is true, but still, people at that time did not believe that black people were humans, instead they believed them as inferior, more like animals. So for them, it was not a bad thing to do, it was just the that they believed Africans should be treated.
Adriana: I know it is seen now as an unfair and detestable treatment , but at that time, as you said, Africans were seen as animals, and treated worse than them; it was totally normal to treat them with such cruely.
it is definitely different than the way that we veiw it because we are more educated and understand that aeverybody is equal but during that time they thought that people who were not white were inferior making their behavior, to them, acceptable.
Memo: It is true what you said, but that is only the basis of nowadays. Back then, Europeans did not have that education that we do today so you can't really blame them. If they believed animals could be treated in such ways, it is not a matter of moral; it is just a matter of what everyone were taught at that time. For them Africans were animals, and they should be treated like one.
memo i understand where you are coming from but if no one where to tell you how to treat people when you are young but instead put this idea in your mind that it was acceptable to treat slaves the way they were treated would you really have that train of thought? it doesn't make it okay, to us, but to them it was just they way things were.
Taking into consideration the way of thinking, how society was, and the education given to people in the 1500s and 1600s, how cruel was the treatment of African slaves during the slave trade?
I believe that the slaves were put into a horrible condition and they weren't given the respect they deserved. just becuase they are other skin color, it dosen't mean that they are not human, they have feelings like any other human being.
Cristina, it is true, but the thing is that in those times black people were considered inferior than animals, so they didn't really think they were hurting anyone, or "anything".
ernesto, i do not agree with you in that they were educated that way, because regardless even now there are people who do thing because they were educted that way and we punish them.
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Well, if we take in consideration the thinking and the education these people were given, they didn't treat the slaves that bad. They were taught that black people were inferior to them, that they were like animals. So after all, the lack of knowledge influenced in the way they treated the slaves.
Well if we take into consideration the way of thinking and how society was, and the education given to people in the 1500's and 1600's the treatment of African slaves during the slave trade wasn't that bad. Of course it was cruel, but for them they saw the slaves as animals, and even today when a dog attacks you or rebels people just hit them. And for them they where doing exactly that, just taming and controlling one more animal which they could use for their advantage.
Lyanne: I agree with you, because of their lack of knowledge and the how their society was they really didn't know nor think of the black people as human beings.
Carla, thank you for your support. Now a day we know that no matter what color we are or what language we speak, we are all the same, but people in the 1500 and 1600 didn't have the same thinking and the same education we have now.
taking in consideration, how the people in the 1500s and 1600s thought, how the society was and the education given, the treatment of african slaves was harsh, but not to the extreme. i say this because in those times what the people taught was that slavery was a common thing to do, it wasnt bad, it was just a way to live. since people were raised with that way of thinking, the kind of treatment given to the african slaves was for them "normal". now, for example, when we read books, articles, or watch movies that contain the kind of treatment that the african american obtained, we stay frozen, shocked by the way these poor people were treated and how the ones that were hitting them were cold-hearted.
Marcel, I support your idea. In present day we see the "big picture" we have the knowledge and the education that they didn't have. It was also good in a way that this happened, because of this we are now more conscious of the situation and also are independent. Slaves helped a lot with the independence of nations so in part we gained something.
Slave treatment was obviously cruel, but that was what these people learned since they were young. They thought that African slaves were no more than animals or cretures that were worth nothing. But even though these treatments had no consideration for human dignity.
Lyanne, I couldn't agree with you more. You know as well as I do that the treatments were cruel, but you also considerate how life was back then and under the education that those people lived in.
The cruelty shown towards slaves was off the records, you might say that if you take in consideration their education, etc. But these are mere excuses to a bigger truth, they treated fellow human beings as if they were property, not even animals, to use and do whatever they wanted at leisure. These were acts of pure cruelty and people without any moral or ethical values.
Taking in cosideration the way of thinking and the education given to the people in the 1500s and 1600s the treatment of African slaves during the slave trade wasnt so bad. Because if you think about people in that era thought that they were superior to African Slaves because of the color of their skin. They were educated with the idea that African slaves were not human being , but that they were like animals that had no importance in the world and that the only thing that they were good for was to serve others. So yes the way that people were educated really did influence on the treatment of africans.
Salvador, you might think that they use the lack of education and other things to justify their treatment and protect themselves. But the actually didn't know anything about it. Technology and modern day thinking brought us to what we are and what we know today, but they had no idea of what it really was.
Ernesto, thank you for supporting me. I really want to believe that they had no education and that this made them treat the slaves this way. I agree with you when you say that this was the way they were thought since they were young.
The treatment of African slaves during the slave trade was EXTREMELY cruel. They treated them WORST than animals and abused them horribly. But even though the Europeans' brutal actions have no excuse, I get why they acted like that. For them, the africans were inferior, meant to be exploited for their own benefit. But since times have changed, we do know now that the skin color doesn't matter and that everybody are the same.
LYANNE, I don't completely agree with your argument, because let's say that from 1 million of slaves, only 10 were educated, so you CAN'T really take it in consideration.
CARLA, I agree with you, BUT, the African didn't attack the Europeans first, so you can't really compare it with a raging dog.
Maria Cristina, I don't agree with you because I believe that you do have to take in consideration the lack of education that the europeans had in that time.
I believe that the treatment that the europeans gave to the african slaves was very cruel, but if you take in consideration the few education the europeans had, it was acceptable. They believed that the african slaves were an inferior race and that they had no rights. The europeans treated them like animals, but I believe it was acceptable because of their lack of knowledge they had.
Antonio, I completely agree with you. Even though the treatment the Europeans gave to the African slaves was very cruel, they in some way had a good excuse to treat them that way. They had no knowledge of what they were doing, but now the education help us treat the people the same way we want to be treated.
Salvador: I don't agree with your way of thinking. I know that the europeans treated the slaves like animals and even worst, but you have to get in their place and thinking about their way of seeing the world. In that time they had no education at all and they thought that their race was superior.
Lyanne, It's true, you're right
It's unquestionable to think that the treatment of African slaves wasn't harsh and cruel. It was inhuman to treat people like animals. To live in your feces, not even animals should live like that. The only education Africans needed was the one they received back home, learning how to hunt, gather ans survive, that Americans nor Europeans knew how to do these. Time does not mark the way humans should be treated, is a moral sense that come from the beginning of time, that you shall not harm the person next to you.
I disagree with Macri and Carla. Only a person with a cold heart can think like these. Today people who hit and treat very bad animals get fined and jailed for doing things like that. It's not a question if people saw them like animals or like human, but to inflict pain to a living thing just to win a profit should be sentenced and treated like murder.
LYANNE. yes, i know, although these slaves suffered a lot. at least we were able to see the small positive side of the whole thing. because of them, their rebellion and the things they did, made it posible for us, to be independent and to be the way we are now. because of them now we know that in those time what was taught was a not a very positive influence. now we now the difference between good and bad.
Thank you Lyanne, it is good that not only us agree in this topic, but the whole world. This is such so that people can realize how they treated the Africans, and maybe this improves our relations and interactions.
Taking into consideration the way of thinking of that society and their education at that time, the cruelty of the treatment given to the Africans during the slave trade, was more of a good thing than a bad. Society in the 1500 and 1600 believed Africans were like animals and they even treated them like one. They bought and sold them continously, thus rejecting their liberties. When bought,they were transported in ships, were the trip took about 3 to 4 months. There Africans lived in horrible conditions: no hygiene whatsoever, little food was given, most were whipped if they tried to steal or jump out of board, and some where thrown to the water if they presented sickeness or weaknesses. After this trip, they were mosltly sold to plantation owners. It is obvious that people believed Africans were inferior, thus the cruelty given to them was not bad at all. Slavery for the black Africans was just how it was "meant to be". But seeing the loathsomeness of their living, atleast the minority of the people had to oppose such things, therefore some of the people at this time believed is was a bad thing, too.
ARANTXA: I sincerily agree with you on the first part, but I believe that not all people of this time thought of the cruelty to the Africans as a good thing. Most, seeing their horrible conditions, opposed such acts; this later, must have been an influence to those abolitionist of slavery.
Taking into consideration the way people thought and how people were educated, I consider the slave trade very bad. Eventhough white people saw the black people infiroir it was not a reason to treat them how they did. They treated the African people like if they were NOTHING, not even animals. They saw the African people as animals, but I don't think animals diserve this kind of treatment. Afrian people were killed and tortured for no real reason. If they were seen with no food to feed them during the middle passage, they were thrown in the middle of the ocean to drown.
If I take into consideration the education at that time and how people thought, the treatment the africans recieved was not that bad. At this time people thought that black people were infirior and were basically nothing. It was like a tradition, if you are used to something, and you grown in a place where things are the way they are, you are going to think that what is happening is the right thing, no matter what.
Memo: I TOTALLY agree with you. time doesnt mark the way people should be treated. You should not think that harming a person is the correct thing to do even if it might seem an advantage for you.
Lyanne, now that you say it it's true. The europeans werent that cruel taking in consideration the time they were in.
Wanda i guess your right.. i never thought of it that way. It is true that it brought the abolition of slavery and that it wasnt meant to be.
Wanda i guess your right.. i never thought of it that way. It is true that it brought the abolition of slavery and that it wasnt meant to be.
Lyanne, the europeans thought in these ways because in those days people didn't get the same moral education we get. It would be like looking at the slave and seeing an ox or a horse, a tool for the benefit of the owner. People treated them in those ways because of the lack of tolerance and religion.
Wanda: time doesnt mark the way people should be treated. You should not think that harming a person is the correct thing to do even if it might seem an advantage for you.
ADRIANA: I know that is true, but still, people at that time did not believe that black people were humans, instead they believed them as inferior, more like animals. So for them, it was not a bad thing to do, it was just the that they believed Africans should be treated.
Adriana: I know it is seen now as an unfair and detestable treatment , but at that time, as you said, Africans were seen as animals, and treated worse than them; it was totally normal to treat them with such cruely.
it is definitely different than the way that we veiw it because we are more educated and understand that aeverybody is equal but during that time they thought that people who were not white were inferior making their behavior, to them, acceptable.
Memo: It is true what you said, but that is only the basis of nowadays. Back then, Europeans did not have that education that we do today so you can't really blame them. If they believed animals could be treated in such ways, it is not a matter of moral; it is just a matter of what everyone were taught at that time. For them Africans were animals, and they should be treated like one.
Macri: Some times they did, like when they rebelled.
Lyanne: Thanks for agreeing with me:)
memo i understand where you are coming from but if no one where to tell you how to treat people when you are young but instead put this idea in your mind that it was acceptable to treat slaves the way they were treated would you really have that train of thought? it doesn't make it okay, to us, but to them it was just they way things were.
Wanda: but they should not be seen like that. time is not a reason or excuse for that to happen (for people to be treated like that).
Wanda: I comepletely agree with you. It is not their fault that african people were seen that way. That was a tradition at that time.
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i belive they were treated really bad animals were treated beeter than them i mean slaves were under animals it was just plin right out crazy
i disagree lyanne becuase everyone should have better knowledge because no one in the right mind should treat others like that.
Taking into consideration the way of thinking, how society was, and the education given to people in the 1500s and 1600s, how cruel was the treatment of African slaves during the slave trade?
I believe that the slaves were put into a horrible condition and they weren't given the respect they deserved. just becuase they are other skin color, it dosen't mean that they are not human, they have feelings like any other human being.
Cristina, it is true, but the thing is that in those times black people were considered inferior than animals, so they didn't really think they were hurting anyone, or "anything".
Macri, thats what im saying. that in those times it was extremley cruel and harsh. but what you're saying is true also.
ernesto, i do not agree with you in that they were educated that way, because regardless even now there are people who do thing because they were educted that way and we punish them.
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