Vocabulary Trading States and Kingdoms Early African Tribal Culture Slave Trade European Colonization/ Imperialism 100 100 100 100 100 200 200 200 200 200 300 300 300 300 300 400 400 400 400 400 500 500 500 500 500

Gift given to the family of a bride; usually cattle

Bride Wealth

Stories passed down through generations in tribal Africa; record keeping

Oral Literature

Europe to Africa, Africa to “New World”, “New World” to Europe

Triangle Trade

Belief that spirits are in the natural world

animism

The 3 most promising Africans that normally received the benefit of a Western Education

elite

Two West African Kingdoms that had civilizations similar to Songhai

Ghana and Mali

These West African kingdoms economies were based heavily upon this

Trade

This specific type of trade made the West African trading kingdoms so prosperous

Gold-Salt Trade

“I will not walk unless there is a sprinkling of gold before my feet”

Mansa Musa

This religion was spread by Mansa Musa This religion was spread by Mansa Musa. - Also, explain why it was so successful (no points without full correct answer)

Islam; his pilgrimage to Mecca made him world famous, which helped with the spread of the religion.

This type of agriculture was used by most early African tribal families; please define.

Subsistence Farming; production of crops for one’s own group or family.

African tribes were governed by this group; They made sure to come to a ________________.

Council of Elders; consensus (compromise)

This was the difference between a Nuclear and Extended family.

Mom, Dad, and the children compared to larger portion of family tree.

This described the African tribal religion; give an example.

Monotheistic; Ancestor Worship, diviner

Describe 2 types of African Art and its significance.

Masks (ceremonies), statues (tribute to god), Oral Literature (record keeping; tradition)

This trade consisted of going from Africa to the “New World”

Transatlantic Slave Trade

What was the “Middle Passage” and provide 2 characteristics

Journey from Africa to “New World”; harsh conditions, 14” shelf space; fed gruel; tight pack loose pack

These were the approximate dates of the slave trade (must be reasonably close for me to consider giving points)

Mid 1400s – early 1800s

This was when the slave trade was at its height; why?

1700s; New settlements in Americas

Name the country and leader who started the slave trade

Portugal; Prince Henry

Domination by a country of the political, economic, or social life of another country or region

Imperialism

Describe 3 motives for European Colonization in Africa

Raw Materials, European Racism, Spread of Religion, More land=more power, White Man’s Burden, new markets for goods

What was the “scramble for Africa”

European powers trying to quickly colonize the continent of Africa following King Leopold’s colonization of the Congo

What was the “White Man’s Burden” - 100 point bonus: Who wrote the poem (full name)

White Europeans needed to spread the Western culture to inferior races White Europeans needed to spread the Western culture to inferior races. - Rudyard Kipling

Give a specific example of African resistance to colonization.

Ethiopia and Menelik II; use “western” methods to defeat Italy