Traditions and Encounters, AP Edition (Bentley), 5th Edition

Chapter 25: Africa and the Atlantic World

Learning Objectives



When you have finished studying this chapter, you should be able to do the following:
  • Compare and contrast state development in early modern west and east Africa.
  • Identify and discuss important features of early modern central and south African kingdoms.
  • Compare and contrast the spread of Islam and Christianity across Africa during the early modern period.
  • Discuss features of social change across Africa during the early modern period.
  • Explain the foundations and development of the Atlantic slave trade.
  • Understand the impact of the Atlantic slave trade on Africa.
  • Explain the features, process, and legacy of the African diaspora.
  • Explain the development of African-American cultural traditions and the end of the slave trade.
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