Unit 1.1: The Atlantic Slave Trade

Review from “The Atlantic Slave Trade” TedEd Video

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Why did African kings and merchants sell other African people to Europeans?

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What was one effect of the Atlantic Slave Trade?

Applying Past Knowledge: World History Review 

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This is a map of the world. Roughly speaking, on a map like this, the sizes of the countries of the world are in proportion to their actual sizes and shapes on the surface of the planet. Circle the United States and the continent of Africa.

It's possible, however, and sometimes very useful, to redraw the map with the sizes of countries made bigger or smaller in order to represent something of interest. Such maps are called cartograms and can be an effective way to portray data.

To the left, for example, is a cartogram that shows the human population of the countries of the world. In this map the sizes of countries are proportional not to their actual landmass but instead to the number of people living there; a country with 20 million people, for instance, appears twice as large as a country with 10 million. 

Cartograms can be useful visual representations of all kinds of data...

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With your group, locate Africa on the map. Next determine what you think this cartogram measures/represents. Type your guess here:

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Do the same for this map! With your group, locate Africa. Next determine what you think this cartogram measures/represents. Type your guess here:

Africa Pre-Colonization 

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But take a look at all of the natural resources Africa has today! (!?!?!??) So how does the continent still consist of the poorest countries in the world? Why do you think Africa remains the poorest continent in the world today, despite being rich with resources?

It wasn't always this way though... Before the United States was founded and before the slave trade was even established, Africa had developed flourishing civilizations that attracted the attention of European rulers, unfortunately setting the foundation for the Atlantic slave trade. Let's watch a video on history's richest human. 

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Building New Knowledge: The Atlantic Slave Trade 

Analyzing Primary Sources: 
For each question below, please complete the sentence with your own reflections. 

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I observe:

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I wonder:

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I would title this image:

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The ________ refers to the trans-Atlantic sea voyage that brought branded and bound slaves to the New World during the Atlantic Slave Trade, also referred to as the triange trade. Death rates ran as high as , and captives were packed tightly into small corridors. For over 300 years, the “_ _______ ” scattered nearly 12 million slaves.

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Draw the three parts of the Atlantic Slave Trade

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What was part one of the trade?

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What was part two of the trade?

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What was part three of the trade?

How Secondary Sources Help Us Understand the Slave Trade

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After watching the timelapse, what is one question you still have about the Atlantic Slave Trade?

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After watching the 3D slave ship model, what is one fact from the video that was most startling to you?

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Please rate how well you understand the content of this lesson.

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Unit 1.1: The Atlantic Slave Trade

Why did African kings and merchants sell other African people to Europeans?

What was one effect of the Atlantic Slave Trade?

This is a map of the world. Roughly speaking, on a map like this, the sizes of the countries of the world are in proportion to their actual sizes and shapes on the surface of the planet. Circle the United States and the continent of Africa.

With your group, locate Africa on the map. Next determine what you think this cartogram measures/represents. Type your guess here:

Do the same for this map! With your group, locate Africa. Next determine what you think this cartogram measures/represents. Type your guess here:

But take a look at all of the natural resources Africa has today! (!?!?!??) So how does the continent still consist of the poorest countries in the world? Why do you think Africa remains the poorest continent in the world today, despite being rich with resources?

I observe:

I wonder:

I would title this image:

Draw the three parts of the Atlantic Slave Trade

What was part one of the trade?

What was part two of the trade?

What was part three of the trade?

After watching the timelapse, what is one question you still have about the Atlantic Slave Trade?

After watching the 3D slave ship model, what is one fact from the video that was most startling to you?

Please rate how well you understand the content of this lesson.

Optional: Do you have any questions about the content you learned that you would like answered?

Why did African kings and merchants sell other African people to Europeans?

What was one effect of the Atlantic Slave Trade?

This is a map of the world. Roughly speaking, on a map like this, the sizes of the countries of the world are in proportion to their actual sizes and shapes on the surface of the planet. Circle the United States and the continent of Africa.

With your group, locate Africa on the map. Next determine what you think this cartogram measures/represents. Type your guess here:

Do the same for this map! With your group, locate Africa. Next determine what you think this cartogram measures/represents. Type your guess here:

But take a look at all of the natural resources Africa has today! (!?!?!??) So how does the continent still consist of the poorest countries in the world? Why do you think Africa remains the poorest continent in the world today, despite being rich with resources?

While Europe was suffering from plague, famine, and political unrest, Africa was

Mansa Musa helped turn the city of Timbuktu into

How did Mansa Musa's wealth have unintended consequences?

I observe:

I wonder:

I would title this image:

Draw the three parts of the Atlantic Slave Trade

What was part one of the trade?

What was part two of the trade?

What was part three of the trade?

After watching the timelapse, what is one question you still have about the Atlantic Slave Trade?

After watching the 3D slave ship model, what is one fact from the video that was most startling to you?

Please rate how well you understand the content of this lesson.

Optional: Do you have any questions about the content you learned that you would like answered?

While Europe was suffering from plague, famine, and political unrest, Africa was

Mansa Musa helped turn the city of Timbuktu into

How did Mansa Musa's wealth have unintended consequences?