AWS History

West Africans begin cultivating crops and tending domesticated animals between

1,000 BC and 200 AD

Early Farmers produce grains like

Millet Rice and Sorghum

The first Kingdom of West Africa

Ghana

Ghana studied…

Astrology and Mathematics

Ghana was extremely wealthy which brought many enemies at them. They were conquered by

Almoravid Dynasty of North Africa

The Sundiata were led by

King Sundiata (1210-1260)

Second Great Empire of West Africa

Mali

Most important city in Mali

Timbuktu

Timbuktu traded…

Gold, Slaves and Salt

Timbuktu reached its peak under the reign of

Mansa Musa(1312-1337)

Many Historians believe Mansa Musa was the

richest man that ever lived

Natural Religion of Mali

Islam

Mansa Musa gave so much gold away that he…

Threw the economy off for 12 years

Third Great Empire of West Africa

Songhai

King of Songhai

Sunni Ali (1464-1492)

Suni Ali established…

modern government

Songhai fell to

European Colonialism (Portugal)

In the old world which slaves were more valuable?

Young girls and women

Ruy De Siquera…

made the first deal with the King of Benin

In 1487 Bartolomeu “discovered”

The Cape of Good Hope

Bartolomeu sailed around Africa to?

Get spices from India and Japan

In 1492 Spain Financed?

A trip for Columbus to go to India

All Europeans believed?

That the Earth was flat and you would fall off the edge if you go too far

Because of Colombus mistake

Over 100 million Native Americans (2 Continents) were destroyed

Indians did not make good?

Slaves

First European Nation in the Slave Trade

Portugal (1444)

Second European Nation in the Slave Trade

Spain (1510)

Third European Nation in the Slave Trade

Netherlands/Holland/Dutch (1550)

Fourth European Nation in the Slave Trade

France (1550)

Fifth European Nation in the Slave Trade

England (Early 1600s)

In 1510 Spain Established?

Plantations on the Island of Hispaniola

Sugar will become more profitable for England

That caused a demand for more slaves

In British North America they began to cultivate

Tobacco, Rice and Indigo

In the 1500’s who dominated the Slave Trade

Portugal and Spain

Portugal and Spain transported how many slaves annually?

2,000-5,000 slaves

Asiento

The Agreement