African Contributions to Culture

Name different ways African contributed to culture in the Americas.

Explain why Africans participated in the Atlantic slave trade.

Summarize the excerpt in your own words: “We agreed to leave the coast of Peru and sail for Japan, since we knew that cloth was valuable merchandise there. So we sailed directly for Japan. The shogun, hearing of us, sent five boats to bring me to his court. He demanded to know why we had come so far. I answered: ‘We the English are a people who seek friendship with all nations and trade with all countries, bringing the merchandise that our country produces.’ He demanded also to know about the conflicts between Spain and Portugal and England and the reasons for them.”

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Explain the difference between European trade in the Americas vs European trade in Asia.

Using the graph, explain why the trade in the West Indies increased from 1600-1750. Increase in sugarcane production.

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What claim is the author making in the excerpt? Use the following excerpt to answer: “In the context of the Ottoman Empire, toleration [ensured] that, as a rule, non-Muslims would not be persecuted. No doubt, as dhimmis,* according to Islam, they were second-class citizens . . . who endured a healthy dose of daily prejudice. [Nevertheless, the Ottomans tolerated religious and ethnic difference] because it had something to contribute. That is, difference added to the empire; it did not detract from it and, therefore, it was commended. Toleration had a [beneficial] quality; maintaining peace and order was good for imperial life, diversity contributed to imperial welfare. . . . The Ottoman Empire fared better than did its predecessors or contemporaries [in tolerating religious and ethnic difference] until the beginning of the eighteenth century, largely as a result of its understanding of difference and its resourcefulness in [administrative organization]. It maintained relative peace with its various communities and also ensured that interethnic strife would not occur.” *Islamic law defines dhimmis as non-Muslim communities living under Muslim political rule Karen Barkey, Turkish-American historian and sociologist, Empire of Difference: The Ottomans in Comparative Perspective, published in 2008

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Explain how the first sentence of the excerpt can be contradicted. The Ottoman Empire is tolerant of other religions in order to maintain peace.

Explain why slave trade increased in the Portuguese colony of Brazil between the period 1500-1750.

Summarize the excerpt in your own words. Use the following excerpt to answer the question: "Colonel Robert Bennett, under the authority of the Governor of Jamaica, makes a treaty with the rebellious Blacks, today, June 23, 1739. Captain Quao, and several other Black officers under his command, surrendered under the following terms. 1. All hostilities on both sides shall cease forever, Amen. 2. Captain Quao and his people shall have a certain quantity of land given to them, in order to raise crops, hogs, fowls, goats, or whatsoever stock they may think proper, with sugarcanes excepted. 3. Four White men shall constantly live and reside with them in their town, in order to keep a good correspondence with the Black inhabitants of this Island. 4. Captain Quao and his people shall destroy all other rebellious Blacks in any part of Jamaica. They shall be paid to apprehend any runaway Blacks and return them to their respective owners. 5. If any White man shall disturb or annoy any of the people or property that may belong to the said Captain Quao and his people, they may complain to a magistrate and receive justice."

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Explain why there was a treaty between Colonel Robert Bennett and the rebellion leader Captain Quao. What was Colonel Robert Bennett trying to accomplish?