Module 6 Revision: European Colonisation and the Ashanti Kingdom

Vocabulary flashcards reviewing European colonisation of Africa in the late 19th century and the history of the Ashanti kingdom based on Module 6 notes.

Ethiopia and Liberia

The only two African countries that were not divided up into European colonies by 1913.

Factors in Rapid European Colonisation

Better transport, better weapons, and divisions in African society that enabled European powers to quickly colonise Africa.

Colonial Taxes

Taxes imposed by European colonisers that forced African people to find work.

Benefits Introduced by Europeans

Western education, medicine, technology, and sports such as soccer and cricket.

Akan people

The people divided into a number of small states who mined gold in West Africa.

Ashanti kingdom

The largest and most powerful state in the region during the 1700s, which gained power by controlling the gold trade.

Fante

The most important group of coastal people who acted as go-betweens in trade with the Ashanti.

Portuguese traders

European traders who came to buy gold and slaves directly from the Ashanti.

Yaa Asantewaa

The Ashanti queen mother who led the kingdom's final attempt to resist a British takeover.

1902

The year the Ashanti kingdom was defeated and became part of the British Gold Coast.

Kente

Traditional Asante cloth decorated with designs whose symbols and meanings derive from cultural traditions and historical events.

Golden Stool

An important symbol of high authority, power, and wealth crafted by Asante gold-workers.