1. The Asante Kingdom By Bill, Brody, and Ronnie

2. Asante Information Covered ● Asante Leaders ● Geography of the Asante Kingdom ● When the Asante reigned ● Key information ● The Rise of the Asante ● The Fall of the Asante ● The Asante’s Importance to the World

3. Asante Leaders ● King Osei Tutu o Lived from 1695-1717 o Originally Chef of Kumasi o Exposed new political and military ideas to the state o Sought to unite the states to defend itself from Denkyera

4. Asante Leaders (cont.) ● Okomfo Anokye o Friend of Osei Tutu o Helped unite the states under the Asante

5. Geography of the Asante Kingdom The Asante Kingdom was located in present day Ghana.

6. When the Asante reigned Late 1600s to late 1800s ● The Asante first appeared in the late 1600s ● They grew and flourished until the early 1900s

7. Key Information ● The Ashanti’s first established state was around Kurami ● Started as a single state until Osei Tutu ● Osei Tutu was the first to begin uniting the surrounding chiefdoms ● Osei Tutu used the Golden Stool to represent his rule

8. Key Information (cont.) ● The Ashanti were an important trading partner to the Potugese ● The trading made them wealthier and stronger

9. Key Information (cont.) ● The Ashanti Empire relied on Gold trade in the 1700s ● Trading became focused in the South ● The Asante switched to slave trading ● The Asante fell in 1873 to the British

10. The Rise of the Asante Kingdom ●Trade ○ Akan village states traded with each other ○ Europeans and neighbors to trade too ○ Village states formed one kingdom to protect trade ●Denkyera ○ Enemy village states to the south ○ Threatened the Asante causing unification

11. The Fall of the Asante Kingdom ● Great Britain o wanted control of the Gold Coast o Gold Coast was under Asante control o When they seized the Coast, the Asante declared war

12. The Fall of the Asante (cont.) ● The Asante Wars o Fought between the British and Asante o British forces easily crushed any opposition o Defeats and loss of land led to rebellions o Seeing the enemy too weak, Britain annexed Asante and exiled the leaders

13. The Asante Kingdom’s Importance ● Slavery o The Asante were the largest slave traders in Africa o The fall of the Asante eventually led to the end of the slave trade o European countries did not take them over until then because of their control of the slave trade

14. Questions? Does anyone have any final questions?

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