AP World History
Chapter 20
Name ____________
Part II: African Societies, Slavery, and the Slave Trade
► ______________________ had existed in Africa prior to the Atlantic Slave Trade
► Usually focused on _______________________________
► _______________________ of slavery also introduced
► Existence of slavery helped Europeans _______________________ of slaves by tapping into
_____________________________
Slaving and African Politics
► Most states in western and central Africa were __________________________
► Increasing frequency of _______________ led to increasing need for improved ________________
► Power shifted due to _______________________ coastal presence
► Inland kingdoms gained power by ___________________ and working as intermediaries to the
Europeans in the ________________________
Asante
► Gained access to _________________ in 1650 and began __________________________
► Became the _____________________________ on the gold coast up until 1820
Dahomey
► Emerged as a power in ____________________
► Used access to _________________________ to form an _______________________ state
► Primary _______________________ relied on the _______________________
► Growth of __________________________ paralleled the rise of _________________ in Europe
► Like in Europe, attempts were made to ________________________________________
East Africa and Sudan
► Swahili towns continue commerce in ________________________________________ with Middle
Eastern markets
► ________________________ speaking people dominated the region
► 18th century saw ________________________________
► By ______________________, new political units were created
► Attempts were made to stamp out ____________________________________
► Large numbers of captives from the ________________________ were shipped down the coast to
____________________________________
► By the ____________________ slaves made up to ____________ of the population of this region