Fill in the Blanks African Culture ReviewOnline version Review of African Culture by Genevieve Fernandez 1 diffusion Americas economic Berlin Songhai Diaspora continent Primary Slave colonies 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 .
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