East African Kingdoms
Who created a vast empire, professional army, riverboat fleet, and captured the city of Timbuktu?
Sunni Ali
What was the Swahili Coast?
Eastern coast of Africa that saw a mix of African and Islamic culture.
What were the reasons for exploration?
God, Gold, and Glory
What did the Dutch do?
Set up a trade network: Africa and Indian Ocean
What was the Columbian Exchange?
Food, plants, animals, as well as disease between the new world and Europe
The network that connected sub-Saharan Africa to North Africa and Mediterranean Sea
Trans-Saharan Trade
What did the Bantu Speaking People bring?
THey brought agriculture techniques, Iron, and language
Who was the Portuguese explorer who was the first to sail around Africa to India?
Vasco de Gama
What was the Joint Stock Company?
Business owned by its investors and each investor owns a share of the company based on investment.
What did the Columbian Exchange cause?
The rapid death of natives which in turn resulted in the Atlantic Slave Trade
How did Ghana become wealthy?
Taxing goods traders brought through.
What is Swahili culture a mix of?
A combination of African and Arab cultures
What ended up happening on Columbus’ first voyage?
His original plan was to sail straight west and hit Japan, but he ended up reaching the Americas instead
What were the English focused on?
Setting up colonies to produce goods for export
What is mercantilism?
Wealth of a nation determined its power
Who is Mansa Musa?
The emperor of Mali
When civilizations grew, what city-states were formed(list at least 3)?
Mogadishu, Mombasa, Zanzibar, Kilwa, Mozambique, Sofala
What did the Treaty of Tordesillas do?
Helped settle the disputes of land between Spain and Portugal
How were the Natives treated?
-The French lived among and adopted Native American ways.
-The English had many conflicts. with them and had a rigid separation from them
The system in which private ownership and investment of resources creates profit.
Capitalism
What happened when Mali declined?
The people began to break away
What was the effect of Arab merchants that settled on the Coast?
It created economic wealth for the African people
What is Ferdinand Magellan known for?
He was the first man to circumnavigate the globe
Who were more focused on putting their energy into the fur trade for export to Europe?
What were the most important foods in Old World Europe?
Corn and potatoes