1. PCT WORLD HISTORY Africa and the Atlantic

2. Slavery in the Muslim World Size was substantially smaller than that of the Atlantic System Most were soldiers or household slaves  Women served as concubines, servants, and entertainers  Men served in the military particularly in Morocco

3. KEY IDEA: IN CONTRAST TO THE PLANTATION SLAVERY OF THE AMERICAS, MOST AFRICAN SLAVES SENT TO THE ISLAMIC WORLD SERVED AS SOLDIERS OR SERVANTS Slavery in the Muslim World

4. Slave Trade in the Atlantic Transition to slave trade was not sudden  Gold, ivory, & timber were still large exports African Merchants sold slaves  Prisoners of war  Received goods/textiles, hardware, and weaponry from Europe and India Europeans did not gain large areas of land in Africa on the Gold Coast  Local African leaders and merchant princes kept close tabs on European trading posts

5. The Gold Coast

6. KEY IDEA: AFRICAN TRADE AND CULTURAL RELATIONS WITH EUROPEAN NATIONS PARALLELED ALREADY ESTABLISHED RELATIONS WITH MUSLIM REGIONS Slave Trade in the Atlantic

7. Population in Africa 8-12 million from 1600-1800 to the Americas About 2 million to Muslim North Africa, Islamic Middle East, and India Africa’s overall population remained large  Localities that contributed heavily to slave trade suffered acute losses  Ability of population to recover was related to the proportion of fertile women sold

8. Impacts on the Economy Most economic benefits went to European nations and their American colonies  Forced labor enabled the enormous wealth produced from the Chesapeake to the Rio de la Plata  Expanded capitalism

9. KEY IDEA: THE WEALTH CREATED BY THE LABOR OF AFRICAN SLAVES IN THE AMERICAS SIGNIFICANTLY EXPANDED CAPITALISM IN THE 17 TH AND 18 TH CENTURIES. Impacts of Slavery

10. Current Event Connection Underline Thesis & 3 supporting details Write one paragraph comparing/contrasting slavery today to slavery of the 17 th /18 th century