Paideia midterm prep

Ghana Kings and Islam

Ghana’s kings adopted Islamic practices to improve trade but mostly kept traditional beliefs

What goods were traded in the Kingdom of Ghana

Ivory, slaves, gold

Role of Muslim Merchants in West Africa

Muslim merchants brought trade networks literacy and cultural exchange

African Participation in Slave Trade Clarification

Some African states participated by capturing prisoners of war but not all kingdoms did

Nature of Atlantic Slavery

Atlantic slavery was permanent racialized and denied freedom or rights

Population Impact of Slave Trade

Loss of millions of able bodied men reduced population growth and fertility

Motives for European Colonization

Europeans wanted raw materials markets power prestige and wealth

Types of European Colonies

Colonies included settler colonies extractive colonies and indirect rule colonies

Methods of Colonial Control

Europeans used military force laws taxes and divide and rule tactics

Settler Colonialism

Europeans took land and settled permanently displacing African populations

Extractive Colonialism

Colonies were used mainly to extract raw materials for Europe

Indirect Rule

Europeans ruled through local leaders under European authority

Jomo Kenyatta Clarification

Kenyatta was a nationalist leader blamed for Mau Mau but did not directly lead it

British Justification for Land Seizure

Europeans claimed Africans did not use land efficiently so it was taken

Why Peaceful Resistance Failed in Kenya

Colonial courts and laws favored Europeans leaving Africans no peaceful options

Why Violence Was Used by Mau Mau

Violence was seen as justified after peaceful methods failed

Impact of Mau Mau Revolt

Although defeated militarily the revolt pushed Britain toward Kenyan self government

Kin based society

one where social structure, roles, resources, and identity are fundamentally organized around family ties (blood, marriage, adoption)

What helped nationalist movements grow in Kenya

deep resentment over land alienation (fertile land taken by settlers), harsh labor conditions, colonial taxation, and the violation of rights

Goals beyond independence in Kenya

Land reclamation, self rule, sovereignty, education, workers rights

Kenya independance

Dec 12 1963, after the British were forced to meet the demands of African self rule.

What is the new name for the country “Gold Coast”

Ghana