Empire of Ghana
What was another name for the Kingdom of Ghana?
"Land of Gold"
What does "mansa" mean?
emperor
What was one way that slave trade was different before vs. after the 1400s?
indentured servants and serfs, eventually earned freedom, still treated like humans
dehumanized, racial, LARGE SCALE
What percentage of Africa was controlled by Europe after the Berlin Conference?
90%
Nelson Mandela was South Africa's first _________.
Democratically elected president
Where did the Kingdom of Ghana get its wealth from?
taxes on gold/salt trade
What city in Mali was known for its culture (libraries, schools, and Mosques)?
Timbuktu
Which population did people in the Americas unsuccessfully attempt to enslave first?
the Native Americans
France and England
What were some challenges African countries faced when they finally gained their independence?
African leaders had no experience governing
military groups took control of governments
the borders that the European's drew were random and haphazard
Western Africa
Where did Mansa Musa go on a pilgrimage?
Mecca
What is another name for the Atlantic Slave Trade?
Triangular Trade or Trans-Atlantic Trade
What is a word for settling an area and taking over its goverment?
colonizing
Which country gained its independence through a bloody war with France?
Algeria
Ghana eventually declined in the 1200s and was absorbed into what Empire?
The Kingdom of Mali
Which religion spread as a result of the Trans-Saharan trade?
Islam
What were two opposing effects of the slave trade in Africa?
Some Africans grew wealthy, while Western Africa lost much of their young, healthy, and strong population
What were two ways that the "Scramble for Africa" caused lasting harm?
Europeans encouraged Africans to fight amongst themselves
Europeans took the best farm land
Europeans forced Africans to work for their benefit instead of allowing them to work for themselves
They drew new political boundaries which divided groups and put others together haphazardly
by boycotting
The Kingdom of Ghana is located between what two rivers?
Senegal and Niger Rivers
What is the name for the nomadic group of herders that live in the Sahara Desert?
Tuaregs
What did the Europeans trade with Africa?
guns and manufactured goods
Which two African countries remained independent?
Liberia and Ethiopia
What is the name for the movement to unify all Africans?
Pan-Africanism