284460640 | factories | trading stations with resident merchants established by the portuguese and other Europeans | 0 | |
284460641 | El Mina | important Portuguese factory on the coast of modern Ghana | 1 | |
284460642 | Nzinga Mvemba | ruler of the Kongo kingdom; converted to Christianity; his efforts to integrate Portuguese and African ways foundered because of the slave trade. | 2 | |
284460643 | Luanda | Portuguese settlement founded in the 1520's; became core for the colony of Angola | 3 | |
284460644 | Royal African Company | chartered in Britain in the 1660's to establish a monopoly over the African trade; supplied slaves to British New World colonies | 4 | |
284460645 | Indies piece | a unit in the complex exchange system of the west African trade; based on the value of an adult male slave. | 5 | |
284460646 | Triangular trade | complex commercial pattern linking Africa, the Americas, and Europe; slaves form Africa went to the New World; American agricultural products went to Europe; European good went to Africa | 6 | |
284460647 | Asante | Akan state among the Akan people of Ghana and centered Kumasi | 7 | |
284460648 | Osei Tutu | important ruler who began centralization and expansion of Asante | 8 | |
284460649 | Asantehene | title, created by Osei Tutu, of the civil and religious ruler of Asante | 9 | |
284460650 | Benin | African kingdom in the Bight of Benin; at the height of its power when Europeans arrived; famous for its bronze casting techniques | 10 | |
284460651 | Dahomey | African state among the Fon peoples; developed in the 17th century centered at Abomey; became a major slave trading state through utilization of Western firearms | 11 | |
284460652 | Luo | Nilotic people who migrated from the upper Nile regions to establish dynasties in the lakes region of central Africa | 12 | |
284460653 | Usuman Dan Fodio | Muslim Fulani leader who launched a great religious movement among the Hausa | 13 | |
284460654 | Great Trek | movement inland during the 1830s of the DUtch-ancestry settlers in South Africa seeking to escape their British colonial goverment | 14 | |
284460655 | Shaka | ruler among the Nguni peoples of southeast Africa during the early 19th century; developed military tactics that created the Zulu state | 15 | |
284460656 | Mfecane | wars among Africans in the southern Africa during the 19th century; caused migrations and alterations in Africa political organization | 16 | |
284460657 | Swazi and Lesotho | African states formed by people reacting to the stresses of the Mfecane | 17 | |
284460658 | Middle Passage | slave voyage from Africa to the Americas; a deadly and traumatic experience | 18 | |
284460659 | Saltwater slaves | name given to slaves born in Africa; distinguished from American-born descendants, and the creoles | 19 | |
284460660 | Obeah | African religious parctices in the British American islands | 20 | |
284460661 | Candomble | African religious practices in Brazil among the Yoruba | 21 | |
284460662 | Vodun | African religious practices among descendants in Haiti | 22 | |
284460663 | Palmares | Angolan-led large runaway slave trade in 17th century Brazil | 23 | |
284460664 | Surinam Maroons | descendants of 18th century runaway slaves who found permanent refuge in the rainforest of Surinam and French Guiana | 24 |
WHAP ch 20 vocab Flashcards
Primary tabs
Need Help?
We hope your visit has been a productive one. If you're having any problems, or would like to give some feedback, we'd love to hear from you.
For general help, questions, and suggestions, try our dedicated support forums.
If you need to contact the Course-Notes.Org web experience team, please use our contact form.
Need Notes?
While we strive to provide the most comprehensive notes for as many high school textbooks as possible, there are certainly going to be some that we miss. Drop us a note and let us know which textbooks you need. Be sure to include which edition of the textbook you are using! If we see enough demand, we'll do whatever we can to get those notes up on the site for you!