Which best describes forces that shaped pre-colonial africa? the south: rival groups battle for control; the north: old power structure declines the east: slave trade intensifies; muslims dominate south the south: old kingdoms fight muslims; the west: slave trade ends the north: old power structure declines; europeans rule all other areas.

Correct answer choice is:

A. The south: rival groups battle for control; the north: old power structure declines.

Slaves were listed by native peoples in pre-colonial Africa and lots of slaves were taken as a result of battles between kingdoms. Mediterranean countries came into contact with the continent through ocean trade routes, that joined the continent with Europe and Asia. The Romans had conquered North Africa in around fifty before Christ. Rome was powerful in northern Africa for regarding four hundred years, till the Roman Empire fell. The Greeks and therefore the Lebanese were early traders in the continent.