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African History and Slavery during the Colonial Times

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What is a slave?   A person who is the property of and subject to another person  
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What are 2 reasons people wanted to own slaves?   1. Ease of having someone else do work 2. To gain wealth from the work of another person.  
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How was slavery different before 1500?   Slaves could win their freedom.  
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Why is Africa called the "Cradle of Humankind"?   The earliest human remains were found in Africa.  
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What is subsistence farming?   Growing enough for yourself, but not enough to make money selling your crops  
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What was Massachusetts' gold?   Cod  
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What did Europeans bring to Africa to trade for slaves?   Cash, guns and English cloth  
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Savannah   Grassy plain with two seasons--rainy and dry (the longer season)  
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4 Reasons the West African Kingdoms Were So Powerful   1. fertile Niger River Valley, 2) Control of trade 3) Open Savannah which aemies could cross quickly to protect their empires 4) Adoption of the Islamic faith  
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Timbuktu   Capital of Mali Kingdom, center of trade and learning  
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Gold   precious metal which supported the trans-Saharan trade between North African Arab Moslems and West African blacks; this trade led to the development of the 3 great West African empires  
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