EARLY ENCOUNTERS BETWEEN EUROPE AND AFRICA Flashcards
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First European Nation to be involved in Africa
why Did they choose it
- Portugal (português)
- Stability: they enjoyed the stability
- Did not want to endure the constant fighting
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Technology they used during sea travel
- Caravel,
- Compass,
- astrolabe: similar to the GPS
- Gives you position of the sea
- quadrant: helps you to find Angles of the position of the star of the high seas
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What were the Economic reasons as to why the Portuguese wanted to navigate to Africa:
- eliminate middlemen: they were buying products of Africa and Asia from the Arabs which made it more expensive
- access to markets: with direct access they will be able to get products cheaper
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Prince Henry the Navigator (1394-1450)
who was he
Why did they give him that name
did he actually sail the seas?
- The Ruler of Portugal
- He was interested in the Portuguese exploring other sections of the world
- he was given that name due to him funding the expedition’s the Portuguese took
- no he did not sail the seas
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Prester John:
is he real or fabled?
What is the story?
- Fabled African King
- Who was a christian
- Ruled a kingdom that was rich in Gold
- But his kingdom was surrounded by muslims
- So they had to rescue him
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what is the Trade route to India now know as?
- Now known as the Middle East
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What is the Lisbon trade terminal the capital of?
What is it the center of ?
What does it give direct access to?
- The capital of Portugal
- Center of trade amongst all of Europe
Direct access to African gold and spices from India
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Portuguese Explorations
Where did these places sail?
1418 - Madeira 1434 - Cape Bojador 1442 - Cape Blanco 1460- Sierra Leone 1470- El Mina 1475 - Benin 1488 - Cape of Good Hope
1418 - Madeira
- Sailed south
1434 - Cape Bojador
- Coast of West Africa( off Morocco)
1442 - Cape Blanco
- Coast of West Africa( off Morocco)
1444 - Cape Verde
- Such much green land
1470- El Mina
- Nick Name: the Mine
- Place where they were buying a lot of Gold
- Built a trading fort ,
- Christopher Columbus learned how to sail from the Portuguese
- Christopher C: went to El mina and helped build the forte
1488 - Cape of Good Hope
- Southern most tip of Africa
- The last stop before India going to east
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Other European Nations
Spanish, Dutch, English, French, Danes, Swedes, Prussians
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What happens if the Portuguese sailors were to reveal the maps to any other sailors?
Why was this?
What was the result ?
- They were under oath of death
- So if they revealed the maps they would die
- They wanted to monopolize on the route
- Wanted to stay rich
- They were attacked from other European nations
- The pope eventually divided the world
- East
- West
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Items of Trade
Europe -
firearms, textiles, iron, and alcohol
Africa - gold, gum(arabica), timber, ivory, pepper, slaves
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How trade was conducted:
Where did they store their goods?
What was created to conduct trade but also provide safety incase another nation would try to attack?
What was it armed with and where was it aimed?
What is a “Barter”
What did African Middlemen do?
Factories: (Warehouses) the Europeans would store their good there.
Forts: different European nations would fight each other so they would have to create “TRADING FORTS”
- HEIGHT 6ft thick
- Armed with cannons , aimed at the Sea
castles: Governors of the trading forts
Barter : form of trading system, goods for goods
African Middleman
- Buying from anterior of Africa and selling to the Europeans
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Impact of Trade
Where were the shifts in momentum to the coastal areas?
What happened to the trans saharan trade?
What happened to the Swahili trade
What is Nouveaaux riches? what did it cost?
What are some of the consequences
Shift in momentum to the coastal areas
- The new frontier of productivity is in the costal regions
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Trans-Saharan trade diminished
Swahili corridor trade came to halt
- Interrupted the trade of the Swahili
Nouveaux riches (Instability, New States, new powers, new religion, etc.)
- People who have benefited from the trade of the europeans
- This trade brought instability
- Had a lot of fire power
Some of the consequences
- Formations of new ELITE
- They attack other places to form new States and new powers
- They brought Christianity
- This caused a shift of religious beliefs.
