Early HistoryEarly History

• Kingdoms-early empires flourished Kingdoms-early empires flourished through the trade of gold and saltthrough the trade of gold and salt

• Tribes-served as local governments Tribes-served as local governments in much of Sub-Sahara Africa also in much of Sub-Sahara Africa also served as an extended familyserved as an extended family

• Mansa Musa-famous emperor of Mali Mansa Musa-famous emperor of Mali Empire, brought Islam to Sub-Sahara Empire, brought Islam to Sub-Sahara AfricaAfrica

• Dark Continent- name given to Africa Dark Continent- name given to Africa by Western powers because of the by Western powers because of the lack of accurate knowledge about the lack of accurate knowledge about the continentcontinent

• Arrival of Europeans…slave trade-Arrival of Europeans…slave trade-late 1400’s European nations began late 1400’s European nations began setting up trading posts along setting up trading posts along Africans coasts. By early 1700’s the Africans coasts. By early 1700’s the slave trade was a major industryslave trade was a major industry

What do you know?What do you know?

• Middle PassageMiddle Passage– The kidnapping and removal of Africans The kidnapping and removal of Africans

from their homeland and then they were from their homeland and then they were transported to the “New World” where transported to the “New World” where they became slavesthey became slaves

The Atlantic Slave Trade (The The Atlantic Slave Trade (The Great Circuit)Great Circuit)• Triangular Trade-Triangular Trade-

Effects of the Slave TradeEffects of the Slave Trade1.1. Population was severely depleted Population was severely depleted

for 300 years, Africa was robbed of for 300 years, Africa was robbed of its youth, its strongest, its its youth, its strongest, its intelligent membersintelligent members

2.2. Breakdown of African communities-Breakdown of African communities-tribal wars broke out which brought tribal wars broke out which brought in new slavesin new slaves

3.3. Trade with Arabs and others Trade with Arabs and others stopped-no crops, ideas or products stopped-no crops, ideas or products were sharedwere shared

Effects of the Slave TradeEffects of the Slave Trade

4.4. Histories of North and South America Histories of North and South America were impactedwere impacted

5.5. Inventions, innovations and Inventions, innovations and advancements did not happenadvancements did not happen

6.6. Paved the way for imperialism Paved the way for imperialism

***Final Effect-The Slave Trade arrested ***Final Effect-The Slave Trade arrested the growth of African People for the growth of African People for centuriescenturies