Warm Up On a separate sheet of paper, answer the following questions. Then, turn your sheet into the green bin! What is the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade? What was it’s impact on society?

Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade 1650-1860CE Mesoamerican slaves died of disease Europeans needed a new source of slave labor African rulers would trade potential slaves for guns & other goods Millions of Africans were enslaved 20% died on route to the Americas

Day 4 - South Africa Chapter 19 Section 5

What is the culture of South Africa? Blending of African cultures, colonialism, & gold-trading empires Mostly speak Bantu

Gold trade empires? Great Zimbabwe- Capital of great gold- trading empire from 1200 to 1400 Mutapa Empire- Another great gold- trading empire from 1450 to the 1500’s when Portuguese arrived Started to control the government GZ: For some unknown reason was abandoned, think maybe cattle grazing had ruin the grass and over farming ruined the soil ME: Thought made to replace GZ. Decline began when the Portuguese arrived and started to control the government.

Who are the Boers? The Boers- the Dutch moved into South Africa to be farmers. Arrived in 1600s Their descendants became known as Afrikaners Defeated by British in the 1890s, Won during Boer War Dutch arrived in the 1600s South Africa: region won by the British during the Boer War

What is apartheid? Apartheid- 1948, South Africa creates a policy of complete separation of the races Banned social contact between Blacks & Whites In 1948, complete separation of races Dutch were strong supporters of apartheid

Apartheid-continued Established separate neighborhoods, & schools Blacks were 75% of population, yet received little land to live on

Nelson Mandela Emerged as one of the leaders of the African National Congress (ANC) in 1949 Led struggle to end apartheid Imprisoned for 27 years Later became S. Africa’s president Why was he imprisoned? 1963, tried and convicted for high treason. Crime: Plotting a revolution to overthrow the government. He was actually trying to get equality for all races in South Africa. Died December 2013 of a respiratory infection.

Economic Growth Many countries of South Africa are growing economically Tremendous division of wealth between Blacks & Whites Mostly White communities are more technologically advanced and developed, have better sanitation, and have more space Mostly Black communities are less developed, have poor sanitation, and are overcrowded Johannesburg

Nelson Mandela Mini-Bio https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqoY mx_L-Xs Write a one paragraph (5 sentence min) summary of the information presented in the video about the life of Nelson Mandela Title your paper: Nelson Mandela Bio Video