Precomps Vocab Unit 2 Part 1

Trans-Saharan Caravan route

Trade route across the Saharan dessert that traded salt and gold

Ghana

one of the west African states

Dual cities

this was used by Ghana kings, and it was to stop diffusion with the Muslims

Mali

a west African kingdom led by king Sundiata and controlled gold and salt trade and embraced Islam

Sharia Law

legal code based on the quran

Sundiata

the founder of the empire Mali

Mansa Musa

the richest man in the world and made Islam state religion of Mali and instituted Sharia law

Timbuktu

city on the Niger river in Mali and it was a major center for learning and Islam

ibn Battuta

Muslim scholar who wrote a book about his visits to Islamic lands

Songhai

A West African empire that conquered Mali and controlled the Trans-Saharan trade during its peak

Sunni Ali

leader of Songhai who conquered Timbuktu and gave Songhai control of trade

Trans-Atlantic slave Trade

the trading of African people to the colonies of the New World in and around the Atlantic Ocean

Slave Raiding

the practice of capturing people with the intent of making them slaves

Asante

located in modern day Ghana had immense wealth because of their access to gold mines

Benin

located in Nigeria made of the Yoruba ethnic group known for their Benin bronzes which was highly sought after by European specifically Portugal

signares

African woman who married European men and saw a rise in social status

Oyo

located in Nigeria and was Yoruba state and controlled subjects through princes in princes who ruled based on autonomy and would have power as long as they paid tribute to Oyo

Kongo

Central African kingdom and traded slaves with Portugal

King Afonso 1

king of the Kongo attempted to oversee the slave trade by converting his people to Christianity but ultimately failed

Tupac Amaru Revolt

Tupac led a rebellion against the Spanish and ultimately failed because the creoles feared they may be targeted as well

pueblo revolts

native American revolt against the Spanish the Spanish fled but later reconquered New Mexico

Gaspar Yanga

a slave at a sugar plantation led a revolt against the Spanish colonist that lasted for 40 years due to hiding in remote areas finally a peace treaty would be made

maroon societies

a form of resistance that was fleeing enslavement and joining free communities of former slaves