Chapter 17 Key Terms Flashcards
Polygyny
the marriage of a man with several women
triangular trade or Atlantic trade system
trade that involved shipping goods from Britain to West Africa to be exchanged for slaves, these slaves being shipped to the West aunties and exchanged for sugar, rum, and other commodities which were in turn shipped back to Britain.
Middle Passage
the grueling journey across the Atlantic Ocean in the slave trade
African Diaspora
the dispersion of Africans out of Africa, especially to the Americas, where enslaved Africans were able to retain certain parts of their culture
abolition
political and social changes in Europe, particularly Great Britain, that brought ideas of freedom and equality for all human beings, eventually ending the Atlantic slave Trade.
Niger River
the main river of West Africa, home to the Songhay Empire
creole
new languages created from a combination of English colonizer’s language and West African languages and grammatical patterns
Gullah or Geechee
a creole language that is concentrated in South Carolina and Georgia, where slaves once composed 75 percent of the population
Gumbo
a dish that is popular in the Southern US and has roots in African cooking
Saint Domingue
a french colony where slave revolts were so successful that they brought the end of slavery on that island
Dahomey and Oyo
African city states that grew stronger because they raided other villages for slaves and sold them to European merchants
Sunni Ali
ruler of the Songhay people who aggressively conquered territory on either side of the Niger River to create the Songhay Empire
Barracoons
“slave castles”, which were holding pens in West Africa for captive Africans
Île de Gorée
an island on the coast of Senegal where tourists can visit a barracoon called the “House of Slaves”
Vasco de Gama
a Portuguese explorer who invaded the Swahili city states of East Africa
