1.1-1.4
What are some major climate zones and geographic features of Africa?
Sahel, Savannah grasslands, seas, rivers, and deserts
What religion spread throughout West Africa at this time?
Islam
What did African Kingdoms trade with Portugal?
Gold, goods, and enslaved people
Who were ladinos?
First Africans in the territory that became the United States?
Where did the slave-cotton system dominate?
The lower south?
What factors contributed to population growth in Africa?
What were the Sudanic empires known for?
Gold mines and strategic location
Who did West African Kingdoms trade with in the late 15th century?
Portugal
What were the 3 major roles Africans played in the Americas?
Conquistadors, enslaved laborers, and free skilled workers
What was the nature of slave auctions?
Assaulting the bodies, minds, and spirits of enslaved Africans.
what were there 500 of in the Bantu expansion
Ethnic groups and languages
What were the three Sudanic empires?
Ghana, Mali and Songhai
What religion did King Nzinga convert Kongo to?
Roman Catholicism
How long did the transatlantic slave trade last?
Over 350 years
What were the impacts of the slaves showing resistance?
Made the slave trade more expensive and dangerous
The Aksum adopted which religion?
Christianity
Who’s is said to be one of the richest people ever?
Mansa Musa
What was Kongo’s place in the transatlantic slave trade
The largest source of enslaved people
Where were Africans who were directly transported to North America from?
West and Central Africa
What were the characteristics of the slave trade?
Unsanitary and cramped
What was Nubia to Egypt?
Source of Egypts gold and luxury trade items?
What is the Kingdom of Zimbabwe known for?
Large stone architecture and military defense
What was Quine Idia symbolic of?
Symbol of black women’s leadership throughout African diaspora
What were slave narratives?
Enslaved Africans detailed experiences in poetry
How did slaves show resistance?
Hunger strikes, jumping overboard, and forming revolts