Read the following passage from a book by modern-day author Adam Hochschild describing King Leopold’s treatment of the Congo. “Talk of the lazy native accompanied the entire European land grab in Africa, just as it had been used to justify the conquest of the Americas. To an American reporter Leopold once declared, ‘In dealing with a race composed of cannibals for thousands of years it is necessary to use methods which will best shake their idleness and make them realize the sanctity of work’.”

According to this passage, how did King Leopold justify his treatment of the Congolese people?

According to King Leopold, the Congolese were an inferior race/ people and needed to be treated harshly for them to understand the importance of hard work.

Explanation:

When Europeans first began explorations in the African continent, Africa was deemed an "uncivilized" world. Thus, the need to "civilize" and change them to be 'normal' people were the work put out for the new arrivals by themselves.

In the given passage provided, King Leopold termed the people of Congo as "lazy native[s] . . . composed of cannibals". He even stressed the need for "methods which will best shake their idleness and make them realize the sanctity of work", hinting at a harsh treatment as the only means to make the native people learn. He, therefore, justifies the treatment meted out to the Congolese so as to make them learn about the sanctity and need for hard work.

the answer wold be b) travel among nations should be regulated by an international organization

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.