African American History Notes 1
African American History
1492-1877
Dr. Abel A. Bartley
Hardin 108
African American History 1492-1877
• Africa
• African is the second largest continent in the world at
12 million square miles it takes up 20 percent of the earth’s surface. It is three times larger than continental
US, which is 3,615,102 miles and six times larger than
Europe which is 1,906,176 miles. It is surrounded by several islands It has four major lakes, 13 major rivers and borders nearly all of the world’s major water routes.
• Africa has deserts, plains, tropical forest, mountains, and islands.
• The people are divided into five major ethic linguistic groups. • Afro-Asiatics (North Africa), Nilotics, (East African),
Bantu (Central Africa), Khoisan (South Africa),
Malagasy (Malayo-Polynesian: Madagascar), there are also many groups that populate West Africa.
African American History 1492-1877
• Africa 15th Century
• A multicultural area based on geographical setting
• North: Berbers a Muslim peoples. Muslims are adherents to Islam a religion started by Muhammad in the 7th century. African Muslims had created citystates, which were engaged in a lucrative trade that extended to India, the Moluccas, (Northern
Indonesia), and China.
• There was cultural exchange, which had created a new culture called the Swahili culture. The trade across the eastern Mediterranean, the Far East and Central Asia became known as the Silk Road. This Silk Road trade created a mixed culture which combined African,
Asian and Indonesian culture.
• The Berbers controlled the North African trade from
700-900 AD. They connected the Middle East, Asia, and Southern Europe to West Africa.
African American History 1492-1877
• Africa 15th Century
• African Interior: South of the Mediterranean lay the
Sahara and Libyan desert. This area is almost completely waterless, but served as an important highway for transporting religious and cultural ideas. There were a number of peoples speaking a variety of languages
1492-1877
Dr. Abel A. Bartley
Hardin 108
African American History 1492-1877
• Africa
• African is the second largest continent in the world at
12 million square miles it takes up 20 percent of the earth’s surface. It is three times larger than continental
US, which is 3,615,102 miles and six times larger than
Europe which is 1,906,176 miles. It is surrounded by several islands It has four major lakes, 13 major rivers and borders nearly all of the world’s major water routes.
• Africa has deserts, plains, tropical forest, mountains, and islands.
• The people are divided into five major ethic linguistic groups. • Afro-Asiatics (North Africa), Nilotics, (East African),
Bantu (Central Africa), Khoisan (South Africa),
Malagasy (Malayo-Polynesian: Madagascar), there are also many groups that populate West Africa.
African American History 1492-1877
• Africa 15th Century
• A multicultural area based on geographical setting
• North: Berbers a Muslim peoples. Muslims are adherents to Islam a religion started by Muhammad in the 7th century. African Muslims had created citystates, which were engaged in a lucrative trade that extended to India, the Moluccas, (Northern
Indonesia), and China.
• There was cultural exchange, which had created a new culture called the Swahili culture. The trade across the eastern Mediterranean, the Far East and Central Asia became known as the Silk Road. This Silk Road trade created a mixed culture which combined African,
Asian and Indonesian culture.
• The Berbers controlled the North African trade from
700-900 AD. They connected the Middle East, Asia, and Southern Europe to West Africa.
African American History 1492-1877
• Africa 15th Century
• African Interior: South of the Mediterranean lay the
Sahara and Libyan desert. This area is almost completely waterless, but served as an important highway for transporting religious and cultural ideas. There were a number of peoples speaking a variety of languages