1. Africa in the Slave Trade
Part 2

2. African Societies, Slavery, & the Slave Trade
The slave trade influenced forms of servitude and the social & political development of African states
African servitude varied from peasantry to chattel slavery
Slavery reinforced hierarchies of various African societies
Islam believed slavery was legitimate for nonbelievers, but illegal for Muslims

3. Slaving & African Politics
European demand for slaves intensified enslavement in Africa
West & Central Africa
Small, fragmented states
Constant warfare
Military becomes important and feeds into slave trade
States close to the coast become dominant & monopolize the slave trade with Europeans
Leads to war and the disruption of societies as the search for slaves pushes into the interior

4. Asante Empire Asante located along the Gold Coast
Akan people
Kumasi, Hausa, & Mande – centers of trade
Matrilineal clans
Oyoko clan dominates in 1650 due to access to firearms
Leads to centralization & expansion

6. Osei Tutu
Asantehene (religious & civil leader)
Asante becomes dominate state of the Gold Coast
2/3 of trade made up of slavery
Dutch trade directly with Asante

8. Benin (Slave Coast) Oba limited slave trade
Slavery never primary source of revenue
Control trade with Europeans

9. Dahomey
Fon Peoples
King Agaja expands toward coast seizing port of Whyda
Major European attraction
Trade controlled by royal court
Slaving state

11. Other developments in African states
Divine right kingship
Akin to European Absolutism
Some states limit royal power
Oyo, Yoruba people
King & Council share power
State bureaucracies form
Artistic improvements
Guilds form
Specialization of crafts

12. East Africa & the Sudan East Coast Swahili trading towns Zanzibar
Ivory, gold, & slaves to Middle East
Zanzibar
Cloves
Used slaves for plantation work
Slavery became a prominent feature

13. Interior Mostly Bantu speaking people Luo dynasty
Nilotic migration
Less influenced by Europeans
Northern Savanna
New Islamization
Sufis
Fulani
Pastoral people
Impacted the most by Islam