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6.04 Songhai Benin and the New Slave Trade
6.04 Songhai Benin and the New Slave Trade
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The Human Odyssey, Our Modern World
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What happened during the Middle passage? Make sure you read all answers BEFORE making your choice!
It spanned a course of approx 300 years
Africans were mistreated and sent to the New World from across the Atlantic
Approximately 2 million slaves died on their way to America
All of the above
2
Which statement about the slave trade is correct?
Often African leaders captured slaves for the slave traders.
The slave trade had minimal effects on West Africa
The Middle Passage was an easy voyage to the Americas
Portuguese continued trans-Saharan slave trade back to Africa
3
During the reign of____________, the Songhai empire reached its greatest size.(page 266)
Suni Ali
Muhammad
Askia Muhammad
Mansa Musa
4
The capital city of Benin was.. (hint, page 268 in your Human Odyssey Book)
Cairo
Timbuktu
Gau
Benin City
5
During the reign of____________, the Songhai leader conquered Mali and destroyed Timbuktu.(page 265)
Muhammad
Suni Ali
Mansa Musa
Askia Muhammad
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Benin was a powerful force in the rain forest and coastal regions of what country today?
Oh yeah, that reminds me to go to lizardpoint.com to study my map skills!
Brazil
Niger
America
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Its people were skilled brass makers, fierce warriors and clever traders.
People of Benin (Buh-Neen)
People of Songhai (Sahng-Guy)
People of OHVA (Oh-ach-vee-ah)
8
Which best describes a rain forest?
hot and dry with many camels
Very few trees
hot and humid with many large trees and lots of animal life
Fairly open with grasslands
9
When did slavery first begin?
It began with the Civil War
It began with the transatlantic slave trade
In Africa in the 1500s
It began thousands of years ago and existed all over the world
10
Oba refers to (page 267)....
name of a food
name of a ruler
name of a trader
name of a someone who puts shoes on horses
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The capital city of Songhai was.. (hint, page 264 in your Human Odyssey Book)
Cairo
Gau
Benin City
Timbuktu
12
How did the Atlantic slave trade start?
They were kidnapped
In the 1300s Europeans traded money for the slaves
In the 1500s Europeans traded weapons for slaves, who went to America
Africans willingly traveled to Americas
13
African leaders sold other Africans into slavery. What best describes WHY this was done?
They wanted to convert slaves to their religion
They didn't have a need for them
Thought of themselves as tribes not Africans so treated tribes differently
14
What is the savanna?
A forest with vines and like in the Jungle Book
A place underwater
A dense forest with lots of biodiversity
A grassy plain with few trees like the Pridelands in The Lion King
