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Early History. Kingdoms-early empires flourished through the trade of gold and salt Tribes-served as local governments in much of Sub-Sahara Africa also served as an extended family Mansa Musa-famous emperor of Mali Empire, brought Islam to Sub-Sahara Africa.
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Early History • Kingdoms-early empires flourished through the trade of gold and salt • Tribes-served as local governments in much of Sub-Sahara Africa also served as an extended family • Mansa Musa-famous emperor of Mali Empire, brought Islam to Sub-Sahara Africa
Dark Continent- name given to Africa by Western powers because of the lack of accurate knowledge about the continent • Arrival of Europeans…slave trade-late 1400’s European nations began setting up trading posts along Africans coasts. By early 1700’s the slave trade was a major industry
Middle Passage • The kidnapping and removal of Africans from their homeland and then they were transported to the “New World” where they became slaves
The Atlantic Slave Trade (The Great Circuit) • Triangular Trade-
Effects of the Slave Trade • Population was severely depleted for 300 years, Africa was robbed of its youth, its strongest, its intelligent members • Breakdown of African communities-tribal wars broke out which brought in new slaves • Trade with Arabs and others stopped-no crops, ideas or products were shared
Effects of the Slave Trade • Histories of North and South America were impacted • Inventions, innovations and advancements did not happen • Paved the way for imperialism ***Final Effect-The Slave Trade arrested the growth of African People for centuries