AAAD 130 Chapter 4: Gomez Chapter 4

• School: UNC
• Department: African, African American, and Diaspora Studies
• Course: AAAD 130
• Professor: Regester Charlene

Document Summary

Introduction: muslim world contributed to european cultural awakening, spurred governmental/political changes, expansion called for exploitation of labor and african slaves provided. Guanches) to europe to cultivate sugar; they were wiped out by european diseases: led to enslavement of west africans to continue the cultivation of sugar in sao tome, principe, and. Juan gonzalez de leon: served as an interpreter of the taino language; conquest of puerto rico; went to florida w/ ponce de leon. Christianity and kongolese religion: rise of africanized christianity, dona beatrice kimpa vita (1682-1706): leader of a religious movement that sought to reconstruct a. Kongo reeling from war; was a prophet-priest (kitomi); claimed to be the incarnation of st. Kongolese; was burned at the stake for heresy: example of the reconfiguration of. Igbo, ibibio, igala, efik, ijo, ogoni: southeastern nigeria, organized into villages, starting with i = largest, village democracies. Ikenga = philosophy and value system stressing success: regard for earth and belief in destiny.