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20639068FactoriesPortuguese trading fortresses and compounds with resident merchants; utilized throughout Portuguese trading empire to assure secure landing places and commerce.0
20639069El Minamost important of early Portuguese trading factories in forest zone of Africa.1
20639070Lancados.2
20639071Nzinga Mvemba.3
20639072LuandaPortuguese factory established in 1520s south of Kongo; became basis for Portuguese colony of Angola.4
20639073Royal African Companychartered in 1660s to establish a monopoly over the slave trade among British merchants; supplied African slaves to colonies in Barbados, Jamaica, and Virginia.5
20639074Indies pieceterm utilized within the complex exchange system established by the Spanish for African trade; referred to the value of an adult male slave.6
20639075Triangular Tradecommerce linking Africa, the New World colonies, and Europe; slaves carried to America for sugar and tobacco transported to Europe.7
20639076Asanteestablished in Gold Coast among Akan people settled around KUmasi; dominated by Oyoko clan; many clans linked under Osei Tutu after 1650.8
20639077Osei TutuMember of Oyoko clan of Akan peoples in Gold Coast region of Africa; responsible for creating unified Asante Empire; utilized Western firearms.9
20639078Asantehenetitle taken by ruler of Asante Empire; supreme civil and religious leader; authority symbolized by golden stool.10
20639079Beninpowerful city-state which came into contact with the Portuguese in 1485 but remained relatively free of European influence; important commercial and political entity until the 19th century.11
20639080Dahomeykingdom developed among Fon or Aja peoples in 17th century; center at Abomey; under King Agaja expanded to control coastline and port of Whydah by 1727; accepted Western firearms and goods in return for African slaves.12
20639081LuoNilotic people who migrated from Upper Nile valley; established dynasty among existing Bantu population in lake region of central eastern Africa; center at Bunyoro.13
20639082Uthman Dan Fodio.14
20639083Great Trekmovement of Boer settlers in Cape Colony of southern Africa to escape influence of British colonial government in 1834; led to settlement of regions noth of Orange River and Natal.15
20639084Shaka.16
20639085Mfecanewars of 19th century in southern Africa; created by Zulu expansion under Shaka; revolutionized political organization of southern Africa.17
20639086Swazi and LesothoNew African state formed on model of Zulu chiefdom; survived mfecane.18
20639087Middle Passageslave voyage from Africa to the Americas; generally a traumatic experience for black slaves, although it failed to strip Africans of their culture.19
20639088ObeahAfrican religious ideas and practices in the English and French Caribbean islands.20
20639089CandomebleAfrican religious ideas and practices in Brazil, particularly among the Yoruba people.21
20639090VodunAfrican religious ideas and practices among descendants of African slaves in Haiti.22
20639091Palmareskingdom of runaway slaves with a population of 8000-10000 people; located in Brazil during the 17th century; leadership was Angolan.23
20639092Suriname Maroonsformerly 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 cruch guerrilla resistance.24
20639093William WilberforceBritish statesman and reformer; leader of abolitionist movement in English parliament that led to end of English slave trade in 1807.25

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