Pirates predominantly operated during the Golden Age of Piracy, which spanned from the late 17th century to the early 18th century. They were most active in the Caribbean Sea, the waters around North America, and the coast of West Africa. Pirates often targeted merchant ships, seizing valuable cargo and engaging in battles with naval forces. Their activities were fueled by the lucrative trade routes and the lack of effective naval enforcement in these regions during that era.
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The Barbary pirates helped in the burgeoning slave trade. The pirates scoured villages in Italy, Spain and Portugal looking for human cargo.
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they would use the red sea to trade between countries ,and this was a quick way to trade.
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The Barbary pirates operated out of North Africa. They raided European villages; their primary aims was to obtain Christian slaves for the Ottoman slave trade.
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It is safe to assume that as long as there has been ships plying for commercial trade across the oceans, there has been pirates. Pirates have been recorded as early as the 13th Century BC on the Mediterranean. Piracy exists to this day.