17th & 18th Centuries Forest Empire And African States Flashcards
The Forest Empire and African state of the Asante had a powerful leader and ruler . He was a self proclaimed Ashantehene who reigned from 1698 A.D. to 1728 A.D. He brokered a consolidation of the Asante clans into a Confederation . His Spiritual advisor , Okumfo Anokye, broached the legendary tale and folklore anent the descent of the numinous Siwa Dwa , the Golden Stool , landing on the knees of THIS king for enthronation.
Osei Kofi Tutu I
Agbome was an ancient capital of what African Empire ?
Dahomey
King Agadja of Dahomey reigned from 1708 to 1740 A.D. He made an imposition of taxation on African slaves. What became the acceptable medium of excise taxes on exportable slaves ?
Cowries Shells
What was the Ancient Capital of Dahomey ?
Agbome
Around 1720 A.D. ( 18th Century ) , Dahomey staged territorial conquest of two slaveholding African States : Whydad and Allada. This fortified Dahomey bastion in Human Trafficking and Human Chattel Mercantilism with Europe . Dahomey had an ugly access to the Slave Coast . Its historical transformation into a Maafia .
Dahomey’s Slave Coast Monopoly
The Swahili term for the Tragedy of the African Slavery.
Maafia
Pertaining to or relating to and descent tracing via the maternal line.
Matrilineal
King Houegbadja reigned from 1645 A.D - 1684 A.D. neutralized the village Chief’s input by establishing this system . In Law , it is deconstructed as the right of the eldest son to inherit the estate of one. Or both parents. The Latin etymology is “…Primogenitura…” Also , it means the eldest born…
Primogeniture
What became the fate of Dahomey in the Wake of the Second Franco Dahomean War spanning from 1892 A.D. - 1894 A.D. of the 19th Century ). France established Colonial government there thus emasculating the Dahomean autonomy and political infrastructure.
France’s Conquest & Colonialism of Dahomey
In the 6th Century C.E. , the Makuria began its territorial expansion by absorbing Nobatia after nearly 3 Centuries of peaceful coexistence . There was a religious proselytization. And conversion to Monophysite Christianity ( 500 A.d. - 600 A.D. ) . Their church published the written Vulgates in Coptic then later in Greek and finally Old Nubia ( a Nilo Saharan Linguistics ) . It aligned with the Egyptian Coptic Church.
Makuria Expansionism
The 17th Century C.E. Ashantehene appointed a Quasi Sentinel who acted as a police and a bodyguard . This appointee provided protection of the Ashantehene , the King . What was he called ?
Ankobia
In the early 17th Century C.E. , there was a Northward migration of the Aja people of the Allada Kingdom to the FON people settlement. Several years later , the Aja proclaimed and heralded political power by this Kingdom and named its Ancient Capital “… Agbome …” What was this Kingdom ?
Kingdom of Dahomey
The 13th Century C.E. Akan Kingdom blossomed into the Ashanti Empire when Mali experienced an ecological crisis desiccation of the soil and depleted gemstone reserve. It rose after its augmentation of the Gold investiture. It consolidated with these major African States: the Bono States , the Akan States of Akwamu , The Akyem , and the Denkyira . These independent States solidified into the Akan Kingdom.
Akan Kingdom
The 17th Century C.E . Akan States of Kwaaman actually evolved around the 16th Century C.E. It collectively operated as a domiliciliary , a commerce , and a political district . Being near Lake Bosumtwe , the State generated revenues from the extractive gold and Kola nut mercantilism . The monocultivation of Nyami flourished. It formed alliance with Denkyira as Trade partner and Tribute provider. The State of Kwaaman enjoyed its location between the Pra and Ofin Rivers that offered a steady sustenance of civilization.
Kwaaman Akan State
A newly established State of the 12th Century C.E.. ( 1100A.D ) emerged as the integral part of the Akan Kingdom . What was it ?
Bonoman a/k/a Bono State
