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| Mina-the most important trading post, factory, and fort with resident merchants along the African coatline, established by the Portugese |
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| Ruler of Kongo, successfully converted his whole kingdom to Christianity with the help of the Portugese advisors and missionaries |
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| title taken by Asante ruler, supreme civil/religious leader, his authority is symbolized by golden stool |
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| kingdom developed among Fon or Aja peoples, center at Abomeg, King Agaja expanded to control coastline and port of Whydah, accepted firearms and goods in return for slaves |
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| A pastoral people who were spread across a broad area of Western Sudan, Under Dan Fodio Ney launched a revolt against Hausa kingdoms, established strike centered in Sokoto |
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| Movement of Boer settlers in Cape colony of South africa to escape influence of British government, led to settlement of Orange River and Natal |
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| Ruler/reformer of Nguni people, reformed loose forces into regiments by lineage, created Zulu chiefdom that destroyed neighbors in South Africa |
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| New African state formed on model of Zulu chiefdom; survived mfecane |
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| African religious ideas and practices in the English and French Caribbean islands |
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| British statesmen and reformer, leader of abolitionist movement in English Parliament, lead abolition of slave trade in 1807. |
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| kingdom of runaway slaves with a population of 8 to 10 thousand people, located in Brazil during the 17th century, leadership was Angolan. |
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| Formerly a Dutch plantation colony on the coast of South america; location of runaway slave kingdom in the 18th century; able to retain independence despite attempts to crush guerrilla resistance |
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| Wars of 19th century in southern Africa; created by Zulu expansion under Shaka; revolutionized political organization of southern Africa |
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| African religious ideas and practices among descendants of African slaves in Haiti |
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| 499, not completely sure...Suriname runaways who resisted slave trade and made peaceful truces? |
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| Slave voyage from Africa to the Americas (16-18th centuries); generally a traumatic experience for black slaves, although it failed to strip Africans of their culture |
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| Nilotic people who migrated from Upper Nile Valley; established dynasty among existin gBantu population in lake region of central eastern Africa; center at Bunyoro |
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| Portugese factory established in 1520s south of Kongo; became basis for Portuguese colony of Angola |
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| African religious ideas and practices in Brazil, particularly among the Yoruba people |
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| Commerce linking Africa, the New World colonies, and europe; slaves carried to America for sugar and tobacco transported to Europe. |
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