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Compare the decline of Songhay with the decline of the Swahili city-states of east Africa. |
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How was the kingdom of Kongo transformed by its contacts with the Portuguese? |
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What were the objectives of Dutch colonists in South Africa? What kind of colony did they establish? Compare these objectives to the Portuguese objectives in colonizing Angola. |
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In what ways did Islam adapt to the customs and traditions of sub-Saharan Africa? Consider Songhay as an example. Where had strict Islam taken root by the end of the seventeenth century? |
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Besides religion, what other changes came to sub-Saharan Africa as a result of increased contact with the outside world? |
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Compare the institution of slavery within traditional African society with slavery as practiced in Europe and the New World. |
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What was the impact of the trans-Atlantic slave trade on the societies of west Africa? Consider social, political, and demographic effects. |
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Compare the experience of slaves in the Caribbean, in Brazil, and in North America. |
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What are some of the enduring elements of African-American culture? What elements of a culture can survive the ordeal and disruption of slavery? |
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What factors ultimately led to the abolition of the slave trade and ultimately to the abolition of slavery itself? |
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