African American History Test Review 1

A set of vocabulary flashcards based on the African American History test review notes.

Conditions of Slave Ships

Hot, packed, and unsanitary conditions under which enslaved Africans were transported across the Atlantic.

Tacky

A Ghanian king who led a slave revolt in Jamaica.

Three Great West African Trading Empires

Ghana, Mali, and Songhai.

Triangular Trade

A shipping route connecting three distinct regions across the Atlantic Ocean: Europe to Africa, Africa to the Americas, and the Americas to Europe.

Cash Crops (Caribbean)

Major agricultural crops grown on plantations, specifically sugar, tobacco, and coffee.

Mining Slaves

The group of enslaved people that held the most dangerous job in colonial society.

Griots

Storytellers tasked with memorizing and preserving African history.

Three Groups of Slaves in Colonial Brazil

Urban slaves, mining slaves, and plantation slaves.

Portuguese

The nationality that originally enslaved Africans.

Interracial Marriage

Marriage across races, which was not allowed in slaveholding colonial societies.

Obeah

African-derived religious beliefs and practices, associated with priests who used charms, blood, rum, and grave dirt during revolts.

Whipping

The most common form of punishment inflicted on enslaved people.

Salt

A essential trade commodity exchanged for gold because it serves as a natural preservative.

Mansa Musa

A ruler of Mali who went on a famous pilgrimage to Mecca and displayed his massive wealth to the Muslim world.

Slave Ships

Vessels used to forcibly transport Africans to work cash crop growing plantations in North America, South America, and the Caribbean.

Dark Continent

A term originally applied to Africa because not much was known about it by Europeans.

Iron Working

A highly skilled craft practiced in African societies.

The Sahara

The world's largest desert, derived from an Arabic word that means 'The Great Desert'.

Methods of Slave Resistance

Everyday tactics of resistance used by enslaved people, including work slow downs, arson, poisoning, theft, breaking tools, and running away.