Transatlantic Trade

Micheal Gomez

100

What year was Micheal A. Gomez, the author of 'Reverse Sailing' born?

1955

200

What university did Micheal A. Gomez receive his Bachelors in U.S. History? 

The University of Chicago

300

Did Micheal A. Gomez have a career at Spelman College? If so, what department did he work in?

Yes, The Department of History 

400

What university does Micheal A. Gomez currently profess at?

New York University

500

What was the name of the book written by Micheal A. Gomez that won an award in the 2006 Black Caucus of the American Library Association Award for non-fiction?

Black Crescent

Portuguese Reconquista

100

Was Portugal the first country to utilize Transatlantic trade?

Yes, for the first 130 during the 15th century Portugal was the forerunners of the Transatlantic Trade.

200

What year did the Reconquest of Portugal take place?

1267

300

What two region were Muslims and Christian in dispute over?

al-Andalus and the Iberian Peninsula

400

Which country introduced the Mediterranean and Europe to the cultivation of sugar?

India

500

Where did the Portuguese and Italians collect copious amounts of gold? Around how many (kg) did they collect?

West Africa, collecting 700 kilograms of West African Gold in its peak year. By the end of the fifteenth century they collected nearly 1/4 of West Africa's annual gold production.

Middle Passage

100

Name three of the 8 deadly diseases that Europe brought to the New World throughout the Transatlantic Trade.

Smallpox, Measles, Influenza, Diphtheria, Whopping cough, Chickenpox, Typhoid, and Trichinosis

200

Between which years were Africans dispersed around Spanish colonies? 

1521 - 1639

300

Which country outstripped the Portuguese Madeira from the title of the 'World Leading Sugar Producing' country? 

Brazil

400

Name two of the European countries that were involved with the Transatlantic Trade, from the influence from Portugal.

Britain, France, Sweden. Denmark, and Holland

500

What did the licensing system 'asiento' do for the Spanish taking part in the slave trade?

“asiento” was an agreement between the Spanish Crown and other sovereign powers or third parties; by latter granting a monopoly in supplying African slaves to Spanish colonies in the Americas

African Provenance

100

Was Christianity present in Africa?

Yes

200

Who was Dona Beatriz or Beatrice Kimpa Vita?

A religious leader who pushed Africanized Christianity.

300

Name one of the African Kingdoms mentioned in the video. 

Mali Kingdom, Benin Kingdom, and the Kongo Kingdom

400

Who did Kimpa Vida claim to be incarnated as?

St. Anthony (a Portuguese priest & important figure in the Bible)

500

Name one of the three skills were Africans (pre-colonization) were talented in?

Mathematics, Medicine and Astronomy