APAAS Final Exam Review

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What is the African Diaspora?

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The African Diaspora is the global spread of people of African descent, resulting from historical events like the slave trade and migration.

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What are Ladinos?

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Ladinos are individuals of mixed European and Indigenous descent in Latin America.

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What is the Middle Passage?

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The Middle Passage is the middle part of the journey taken through the Atlantic by slave ships from West Africa to the Americas.

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What is the Domestic Slave Trade?

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The Domestic Slave Trade is the trade of enslaved people within a country.

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What were the major causes of Bantu expansion across the African continent?

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Agricultural advancements, population growth, search for arable land, and ironworking technology.

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How did the Bantu expansion affect the linguistic diversity of West and Central Africa?

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The Bantu expansion spread linguistic elements of the Bantu languages throughout the continent of Africa influencing the development of other languages

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What is the significance of Queen Njinga's reign?

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Queen Njinga is known for her resistance against Portuguese colonialism and her leadership in Angola.

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What is the significance of Mansa Musa of the Mali Empire?

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Mansa Musa is significant for his immense wealth, promotion of education, and establishing Mali as a major cultural and economic power in the 14th century.

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Explain the reasons why Africans went to Europe and Europeans went to Africa before the onset of the transatlantic slave trade.

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Africans went to Europe for trade and education; Europeans went to Africa for exploration and resource acquisition.

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Explain how early forms of enslaved labor by the Portuguese shaped slave-based economies in the Americas.

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Early forms of enslaved labor by the Portuguese established the plantation model in the Americas, leading to the development of slave-based economies centered around cash crops like sugar.