AFAMAST 1122 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Kingdom Of Luba, Tippu Tip, Palm Oil

• School: Ohio State University
• Department: African American & African Std
• Course: AFAMAST 1122
• Professor: All

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Special interests palm oil (soap + lubricant for machines), ivory (pianos and other luxury items), coco (chocolate). This increases the internal demand for slaves as more and more legitimate goods are needed for trade. This era sets africa on a course that they have not deviated. Boom and bust cycles as the world economy can swing on a single item at any time: vodun religion of the kingdom of dahomey. Supreme god known as mawu-lisa which has a male and a female half. The people would need the approval of the local gods before they would rule over another people. These vodun (gods) would require sacrifices (human as well): kindom of dahomey primary kingdom that profits off of the slave trade. Directly profits off of slave trade by their great military power and being able to capture and sell slaves to the. The receive guns and luxury items from this trade, and their military power has increased.