Consider the experiences of the typical African slave. Where did ...

[Mr.Thesaxman]

Question 1

The ________ captured control of the African gold trade by 1500 from North African Muslims.
 
  Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

Question 2

The first European to sail around the cape of Africa, ________, allowed the Portuguese to eventually colonize the Indian Ocean and as far east as the Spice Islands and Canton by 1513.
 
  Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

Question 3

Ferdinand and ________ united the kingdoms of Aragon and Castile in Spain when they married in 1469.
 
  Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

Question 4

Consider the experiences of the typical African slave. Where did the person come from? Where would he or she be most likely to go? What happened between the moments of capture and arrival in the western Atlantic?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

[otokexnaru]

Answer 1

Answer: Portuguese

Answer 2

Answer: Vasco da Gama

Answer 3

Answer: Isabella

Answer 4

Answer: Most African slaves came from the region of West Africa, particularly from the area between the Senegal and Niger rivers and the Gulf of Biafra. Most had been enslaved as a result of war, often purposely waged to gain slaves to trade. Men outnumbered women. Marched to the coast, and forced onto waiting ships, enslaved Africans suffered a grueling and deadly passage across the Atlantic. Finally, after a period averaging six months since capture, a slave typically found himself laboring on a sugar plantation in the Caribbean or Brazil.

[Mr.Thesaxman]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

[bigsis44]

Great answer, keep it coming