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Turbulent Centuries in Africa - Coggle Diagram
Turbulent Centuries in Africa
European Footholds:
Mombasa:
Mombasa is a hub for international trade and it is located on the East coast of Africa. The city was in control by the Africans who built the city.
Malindi
:
Malindi is a second hub that was used to international trade. It was attacked by the Portuguese as the Portuguese searched for a sea route to Asia.
Slave Trade:
Plantations:
The plantations consisted of a large estate run by a European or American and were filled with slaves. These plantations profit increased so much that the Europeans, Americans, and Portuguese decided to constribute and made a slave trade route in the atlantic.
Affonso I:
Affonso I was a ruler of Kongo in West Central Africa, as a young man, Affonso was tutored by Portuguese missionaries, who hoped to convert Africans to Christianity.
Missionaries:
Missionaries are people who spread religious beliefs to other people, nations, states, and countries. They would travel to these different countries and places to spread the religion that they shared.
New African States:
Asante Kingdom:
The Asante Kingdom emerged area that is occupied by the today's country Ghana, it was in control by the king Osei Tutu.
Osei Tutu:
Osei Tutu is the King of Asante. He won the control of the trading city of Kumasi and other neighboring areas.
Monopoly:
A monopoly is an exclusive control of business and industry. The Asante traded with Europeans on the coast.
Oyo Empire:
The Oyo Empire arose from successive waves of settlement by the Yoruba people of today's country Nigeria. It began as a relatively small forest kingdom.
Cape Town:
It was the first permanent European settlement with Dutch farmers called "The Boers."
The Boers:
The Boers were Dutch farmers who settled around Cape town. Over time they ousted, enslaved, or killed the people who lived there.
Links:
Reading:
https://www.britannica.com/place/Southern-Africa/European-and-African-interaction-in-the-19th-century
