In
the
1400's
,
Africa
was
a
thriving
continent
full
of
many
kingdoms
.
Many
of
these
Kingdoms
had
knowledge
and
riches
that
blew
the
minds
of
European
visitors
.
There
are
many
first
-
hand
accounts
of
these
kingdoms
.
A
first
-
hand
account
is
called
a
____________________
Source
.
In
class
we
studied
the
kingdoms
of
Mali
,
Benin
and
____________________
.
We
learned
that
all
three
kingdoms
were
wealthy
and
had
lots
of
knowledge
.
In
the
1500's
,
sadly
,
things
changed
in
Africa
.
Europeans
wanted
African
slaves
to
farm
land
for
them
in
the
____________________
.
The
underlying
cause
of
the
slave
trade
was
____________________
.
Europeans
kidnapped
12
million
people
from
Africa
and
brought
them
to
the
Americas
to
be
slaves
.
This
is
called
the
Atlantic
____________________
trade
.
Africans
brought
parts
of
their
culture
to
the
new
areas
they
were
forced
to
move
to
.
This
is
called
the
African
____________________
.
In
the
1800's
,
slavery
was
outlawed
but
Europeans
still
wanted
to
control
Africa
.
European
leaders
met
at
the
____________________
Conference
in
1884
to
divide
up
the
continent
of
Africa
between
them
.
No
Africans
were
invited
to
this
conference
.
Europeans
set
up
____________________
in
Africa
.
They
forced
African
people
in
the
colonies
to
be
slaves
,
and
treated
them
very
badly
.
Today
,
Africa
is
a
____________________
that
is
a
mix
of
many
different
cultures
.
European
colonizers
had
a
big
impact
on
Africa
.
The
Congo
Dandies
are
an
example
of
cultural
____________________
,
or
two
cultures
mixing
together
.
