Download Africa and the Africans in the Age of the Atlantic Slave Trade

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AP World History I
Chapter 20 Reading Guide
(Africa and the Africans in the Age of the Atlantic Slave Trade)
Directions: As you read, answer the following questions on a separate sheet of paper.
1. Describe the Atlantic slave trade. Who were the key players? What impact did the trade have on
these players?
2. What was the demographic impact of the slave trade? Explain.
3. What caused Europe to be involved in the slave trade?
4. Describe the triangular trade. Draw a detailed diagram that shows how it worked.
5. What are some results of the European presence within Africa?
6. What is the middle passage? What was its impact?
7. What ended the slave trade?
Name: ________________________________________
Period: ______
Date: __________________
AP World History I
Chapter 20 Reading Guide
(Africa and the Africans in the Age of the Atlantic Slave Trade)
Directions: As you read, answer the following questions on a separate sheet of paper.
1. Describe the Atlantic slave trade. Who were the key players? What impact did the trade have on
these players?
2. What was the demographic impact of the slave trade? Explain.
3. What caused Europe to be involved in the slave trade?
4. Describe the triangular trade. Draw a detailed diagram that shows how it worked.
5. What are some results of the European presence within Africa?
6. What is the middle passage? What was its impact?
7. What ended the slave trade?
Name: ________________________________________
Period: ______
Date: __________________
AP World History I
Chapter 20 Reading Guide
(Africa and the Africans in the Age of the Atlantic Slave Trade)
Directions: As you read, answer the following questions on a separate sheet of paper.
1. Describe the Atlantic slave trade. Who were the key players? What impact did the trade have on
these players?
2. What was the demographic impact of the slave trade? Explain.
3. What caused Europe to be involved in the slave trade?
4. Describe the triangular trade. Draw a detailed diagram that shows how it worked.
5. What are some results of the European presence within Africa?
6. What is the middle passage? What was its impact?
7. What ended the slave trade?