africa

West Africa

Known as the gold coast, located near the Atlantic Ocean on the European side.

Trans-Saharan Trade

Trade network connecting the Middle East to North Africa, facilitating the diffusion of African products such as gold, slate, and slaves.

Middle Passage

The journey slaves were forced to take across the Atlantic Ocean to work in the New World.

Berlin Conference

Meeting at which European powers divided Africa without any African representatives and disregarded various ethnic and religious groups.

Imperialism

The policy of extending a country's power and influence through colonization, military force, or other means.

Apartheid

South African laws that enforced legal segregation, keeping the white minority in power while disenfranchising the black majority.

Kwame Nkrumah

A prominent African decolonization leader who advocated for pan-African unity.

Arab Spring

A series of pro-democratic revolts that began in Tunisia and spread throughout the Arab world, including African nations.

Camels

A mode of transportation used in the trans-Saharan trade.

Nelson Mandela

Leader of the African National Congress who fought against apartheid and became South Africa's first black president.

Age of Exploration

A period during the mid-15th century when Europeans began to explore Africa to find trade routes to India.

Atlantic Ocean Trading Network

Trade network where European nations sold weapons and goods to African kings in exchange for gold and slaves.