History of Slavery

By Amy C Gilstrap
Last updated about 4 years ago
15 Questions
History of the Arab Slave Trade - Youtube video.
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When Arabs first conquered northern Africa the ruler required a tribute from each territory of 360 slaves. How did they keep up with the demand for new slaves?

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What kind of work did African slaves do under Muslim rulers?

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The trade of African slaves by Arab slave traders was found in the following countries.

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The Atlantic Slave Trade - Crash Course World History
The above link goes to the Atlantic Slave Trade video from Crash Course.
There is a transcript on the page to help you.
Use the video to answer the questions.
4.

How many African slaves were brought to the Americas from 1500-1800?

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5.

Match the areas that slaves went to with the percentage of slaves that the region received overall.

48%
41%
5%
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6.

Select the primary crops grown by slaves.

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Who captured slaves in Africa to sell to the Europeans?

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8.

Select the items that were traded in exchange for African slaves.

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9.

Describe the work of a slave on a sugar cane plantation.

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10.

What was the life expectancy of a slave on a sugar plantation in the late 18th century?

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11.

Why were slaves a measure of wealth?

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12.

US based slavery was different because slavery was hereditary, or it was passed down to your children.

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13.

Read the article from the Guardian - "One in 200 People is a Slave. Why"
Based on the article, name the countries that have the highest percentages of modern slavery.

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14.

Read the article on the website Anti-Slavery.org "What is modern slavery?" Match terms for the ways in which slave labor is used in the modern world.

The use of violence, threats or coercion to transport, recruit or harbour people in order to exploit them for purposes such as forced prostitution, labour, criminality, marriage or organ removal.
Any work or services people are forced to do against their will under threat of punishment.
The world’s most widespread form of slavery. People trapped in poverty borrow money and are forced to work to pay off the debt, losing control over both their employment conditions and the debt.
Most traditional form, where people are treated as property, and their “slave” status was passed down the maternal line.
When a child is exploited for someone else’s gain. This can include child trafficking, child soldiers, child marriage and child domestic slavery.
When someone is married against their will and cannot leave. Most child marriages can be considered slavery.
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15.

According to What is Modern Slavery, how many people are estimated to be trapped in modern slavery worldwide?

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