AP World History Journal 1/29 Briefly explain the significance of the following people: John Locke- Baron De Montesquieu (Charles De Secondat)- Jean Jacques Rousseau Due in 5 minutes
Berbers GOLD SALT Gold-Salt Trade
Important African Empires Crash Course
Songhay Empire 1400’s-1591 Islamic Empire Controlled the trans-Saharan Trade Routes Timbuktu was an important trading center but also a cultural center Muslims emperors encouraged the building mosques and schools to teach Islam
Swahili-Speaking Areas of E. Africa SWAHILI [“the coast’] = Bantu + some Arabic
Timbuktu-”Heavenly Clay”
Timbuktu Rooftop, Mosque
The Triangle Trade
Slave Trade in the Congo
Slave Ship Plan 4-6 week journey involves horrific conditions for captured Africans. Approximately 4 million die on journey Slave Trade Slave Trade
Onboard the Slave Ship
Slave Ship Interior
Slaves at Work in a Mine 13
Slave With Iron Muzzle
African Captives Thrown Overboard Sharks followed the slave ships across the Atlantic!
Slave Master Brands
Inspection and Sale
Slave Auction in the Southern U. S.
African Slave Export per Year 19
Arab Slave Traders 20
“Black” Gold for Sale! Triangular trade brings 12 million slaves to Americas between 15 th to 18 th centuries.
“Coffin” Position: Onboard a Slave Ship
First Slave Auction New Amsterdam (Dutch New York City - 17c)
30 Lashes
Whipped Slave, early 19c
Impact of the Slave Trade 12 million people brought to the Americas Distorted sex ratios resulting in polygamy and forced women to take on men’s duties Fostered violence & conflict between African people
Resistance to Slavery Queen Nzinga (Ndongo)- led a spirited resistance against the Portuguese Olaudah Equiano- Haitian Revolution-
Olaudah Equiano ( ) 1789 wrote and published, The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa the African.
Abolitionist Symbol, 19c
African states,