Which of the following is most accurate regarding the majority of Africans at the time of European imperialism?
A) Most Africans lived a simple life in rural villages where there was almost universal illiteracy.
B) They had increasing complex standards of living.
C) Most Africans were literate, multi-lingual, and chose to live in urban areas rather than in pre-colonization villages.
D) They mostly engaged in subsistence farming and remained relatively untouched by European imperialism.
E) They were urbanized and well educated.
A
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