Chapter 26 Flashcards
Africa and the Atlantic World
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| 282164091 | Songhay Empire | Based in Gao Invaded and took over Mali Sunni Ali | 0 | |
| 282164092 | Kingdom of Kongo | Modern day Angola and Republic of Congo King Afonso-devout catholic Depended on Portuguese trade (slaves) | 1 | |
| 282164093 | Kingdom of Ndongo | Angola Grew from a part of Kongo, to independent state Queen Nzinga resisted Portuguese hegemony | 2 | |
| 282164094 | Queen Nzinga | Queen of Ndongo Resisted portuguese hegemony for forty years | 3 | |
| 282164095 | Cape Town | Dutch trading post | 4 | |
| 282164096 | Timbuktu | Center of (islamic/religious) learning in west africa | 5 | |
| 282164097 | Fulani | Devout muslims who campaigned militarily for an Islamic state | 6 | |
| 282164098 | Triangular Trade | Manufactured goods from Europe to Africa Slaves from Africa to Americas Sugar, crops and raw materials from Americas to Europe | 7 | |
| 282164099 | Middle Passage | Trans-atlantic journey aboard filthy and crowded slave ships | 8 | |
| 282164100 | Cash Crop | The most profitable and popular crop example: sugar | 9 | |
| 282164101 | Maroons | Runaway slaves who gathered on mountaintops, forests and swamps and lived in autonomous communities | 10 | |
| 282164102 | Creole | A mix of European language and culture | 11 | |
| 282164103 | Olaudah Equiano | Most notable abolitionist author and lobbyist against slavery Wrote autobiography about his enslaved an free life | 12 |