HIST 1112 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Yellow Fever, Stono Rebellion, Province Of South Carolina
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Chapter 25] africa and the atlantic world, africa a. i. Kingdom of ghana (not the state: major gold trader, empires, mali (13th century, songhay (15th century, sunni ali (r. 1464-1493, ruled over a musket-bearing army, sieged timbuktu and djinn . Kingdom of kongo: king nzinga memba (christian name: afonoso) (r. 1506-1542, formed relations with portuguese in 1483, zealous convert, slave raiding in kongo. Initially, portuguese attempt slave raids; instead, they find it easier to trade weapons: dealt with several authorities aside from kongo, kongo kings appeal without success relations deteriorate portuguese attack. Kongo improved slave market develops in the south. The kingdom of ndango (angola: gains wealth and independence from portuguese, portugues influence was resisted by queen nzinga (r. 1623-1663, posed as male king, established temporary alliance with dutch, ndongo"s power declines after nzinga"s death. Islam developed in commercial centers: timbuktu becomes major center of islamic scholarship by 16th century, african traditions and beliefs were blended into islam, ex.
