Period 1
Define kin-networks
Are groups of people related by family who help each other and stay connected
What is the kingdom of West Africa?
Kongo
What year did the Berlin Conference started?
1884-1885
What two disease impacted Africa?
Malaria and AIDS
What was traded from the Swahili Coast?
The Swahili Coast exported gold, ivory, iron, and timer
Why did African rulers participate in the African Slave Trade?
They participated in the African slave trade to secure political power & gain economic advantages with the Europeans
What are Ethiopia and Liberia?
Two African nations remained independent from European colonization
What is Apartheid?
A system of racial segregation in South Africa lasted from 1948-1994
What types of jobs did Indian Ocean slaves from Africa do?
They provided forced labor in seaports and shipping industries
What was the Middle Passage?
Enslaves Africans were transported across the Atlantic ocean to get to the Americas
What is the Asante Resistance?
Rebellion in Ghana over the sacred Golden Stool
What is Ghana's independence movement and what year?
Succeeded with minimal violence, largely because Britain was willing to negotiate decolonization. Gained independence in 1957
Define cultural syncretism and how does it connect to the Trans-Saharan trade?
blending of different cultures to create new ideas, traditions or beliefs. It connects to the trade route by spreading Islam into West Africa
How is the Atlantic Slave Trade and Indian Ocean Slave Trade the same and different?
Both use forced labor. The Atlantic Slave trade was larger in scale then Indian Ocean, Atlantic use more men but in Indian Ocean it was balanced but more women
Who are Phrenologists and what do they study?
Scientist who study skulls shapes and sizes that determine how smart you are?
What is the Darfur Genocide?
2003 Sudan conflict where Janjaweed attacked non-Arabs villages
What 2 regions did Mansa Musa gain wealth from?
Gold-rich regions of West Africa and Salt mines of the Sahara
What is the Indian Ocean Trade Network and what type of goods were traded?
A trade Network connected East Africa with the Middle East and Asia involving goods such as ivory, gold, and enslaved people
What are Cash Crops?
Forced Africans to grow export crops, causing food shortages
Did most African countries achieve economic independence after decolonization?
No, they remained economically dependent because they still exported raw materials, imported goods, and relied on foreign loans