APAAS Final Exam Review

What is the African Diaspora:

• A cultural festival celebrating African heritage
• A term for African wildlife conservation
• A historical event in ancient Egypt
• The African Diaspora is the global spread of people of African descent, resulting from historical events like the slave trade and migration.

What are Ladinos

• Ladinos are a type of traditional dance in Latin America.
• Ladinos are exclusively Indigenous people from South America.
• Ladinos refer to a specific language spoken in Central America.
• Ladinos are individuals of mixed European and Indigenous descent in Latin America.

What is the Middle Passage:

• A journey taken by explorers to discover new lands.
• A path used by merchants to transport textiles across Africa.
• A trade route for spices from Asia to Europe.
• The Middle Passage is the middle part of the journey taken through the Atlantic by slave ships from West Africa to the Americas.

What is the Domestic Slave Trade:

• The Domestic Slave Trade is the trade of enslaved people between countries.
• The Domestic Slave Trade refers to the sale of free citizens within a nation.
• The Domestic Slave Trade is the exchange of goods and services in a domestic market.
• The Domestic Slave Trade is the trade of enslaved people within a country.

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

• Migration due to colonial pressures
• Religious conflicts with neighboring tribes
• Agricultural advancements, population growth, search for arable land, and ironworking technology.
• Increased trade with Europe

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

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

• The Bantu expansion only affected the cultures, not the languages of the region.
• The Bantu expansion increased linguistic diversity by introducing new languages.
• The Bantu expansion had no impact on the languages spoken in West and Central Africa.

What is the significance of Queen Njinga's reign?

• Queen Njinga was a famous artist in Europe.
• Queen Njinga's reign was marked by peace treaties with colonial powers.
• Queen Njinga is known for her contributions to the arts and culture.
• Queen Njinga is known for her resistance against Portuguese colonialism and her leadership in Angola.

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

• Mansa Musa was known for his military conquests in Europe.
• Mansa Musa was the first emperor of the Roman Empire.
• 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.
• Mansa Musa is famous for his role in the American Revolution.

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

• Africans went to Europe for trade and education; Europeans went to Africa for exploration and resource acquisition.
• Africans went to Europe for military training; Europeans went to Africa for cultural exchange.
• Africans went to Europe for religious missions; Europeans went to Africa for tourism.
• Africans went to Europe to escape famine; Europeans went to Africa to spread democracy.

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

• 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.
• The plantation model was first developed by the Spanish, not the Portuguese.
• Enslaved labor was mainly used for domestic work and not for cash crops.
• The Portuguese primarily focused on mining gold in the Americas.