Ap world history chapter 20 terms
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| 47129419 | Factories | European trading fortresses and compounds with resident merchants; utilized throughout Portuguese trading empire to assure secure landing places and commerce. | 0 | |
| 47129420 | El Mina | Most important of early Portuguese trading factories in forest zone of Africa | 1 | |
| 47129421 | Nzinga Mvemba | King of Kongo south of Zaire River from 1507 to 1543; converted to Christianity and took title Alfonso I; under Portuguese influence attempted to Christianize all of kingdom. | 2 | |
| 47129422 | Luanda | Portuguese factory established in 1520s south of Kongo; became basis for Portuguese colony of Angola. | 3 | |
| 47129423 | Indies Piece | Term utilized within the complex exchange system established by the Spanish for African trade; referred to the value of an adult male slave | 4 | |
| 47129424 | Triangular Trade | Commerce linking Africa, the New World colonies, and Europe; slaves carried to America for sugar and tobacco transported to Europe. | 5 | |
| 47129425 | Royal African Company | Chartered in 1660s to establish a monopoly over the slave trade among British merchants; supplied African slaves to colonies in Barbados, Jamaica, and Virginia. | 6 | |
| 47129426 | Asante | Established in Gold Coast among Akan people settled around Kumasi; dominated by Oyoko clan; many clans linked under Osei Tutu after 1650. | 7 | |
| 47129427 | Osei Tutu | Member of Oyoko clan of Akan peoples in Gold Coast region of Africa; responsible for creating unified Asante Empire; utilized Western firearms | 8 | |
| 47129428 | Asantehene | Title taken by ruler of Asante Empire; supreme civil and religious leader; authority symbolized by golden stool. | 9 | |
| 47132390 | Dahomey | Kingdom developed among Fon or Aja peoples in 17th century; center at Abomey 70 miles from coast; under King Agaja expanded to control coastline and port of Whydah by 1727; accepted Western firearms and goods in return for African slaves. | 10 | |
| 47132391 | Fulani | Pastoral people of western Sudan; adopted purifying Sufi variant of Islam; under Usuman Dan Fodio in 1804, launched revolt against Hausa kingdoms; established state centered on Sokoto. | 11 | |
| 47132392 | Mfecane | Wars of 19th century in southern Africa; created by Zulu expansion under Shaka; revolutionized political organization of southern Africa. | 12 | |
| 47132393 | Swazi | New African state formed on model of Zulu chiefdom; survived mfecane. | 13 | |
| 47132394 | Lesotho | Southern African state that survived mfecane; not based on Zulu model; less emphasis on military organization, less authoritarian government. | 14 | |
| 47132395 | Middle Passage | Slave voyage from Africa to the Americas; generally a traumatic experience for black slaves, although it failed to strip Africans of their culture. | 15 | |
| 47132396 | Saltwater slaves | Slaves transported from Africa; almost invariably black. | 16 | |
| 47132397 | Creole slaves | American-born descendants of saltwater slaves; result of sexual exploitation of slave women or process of miscegenation. | 17 | |
| 47132398 | Obeah | African religious ideas and practices in the English and French Caribbean islands. | 18 | |
| 47132399 | Candomble | African religious ideas and practices in Brazil, particularly among the Yoruba people. | 19 | |
| 47132400 | Vodun | African religious ideas and practices among descendants of African slaves in Haiti. | 20 | |
| 47132401 | Palmares | Kingdom of runaway slaves with a population of 8,000 to 10,000 people; located in Brazil during the 17th century; leadership was Angolan | 21 | |
| 47132402 | Suriname | Formerly a Dutch plantation colony on the coast of South America; location of runaway slave kingdom in 18th century; able to retain independence despite attempts to crush guerilla resistance. | 22 | |
| 47132403 | William Wilberforce | British statesman and reformer; leader of abolitionist movement in English parliament that led to end of English slave trade in 1807. | 23 |
