What does this image show about the enslaved persons transatlantic experience Quizlet
Davis speaks about how slavery was based on if you were an outsider or not based on kinship groups. Slaves were often pawned due to debt and treated like chattel. Men were first seen as too dangerous and often killed while women were raped and taken in as concubines or domestic roles. If men were enslaved they worked jobs such as gold mining, soldiers, or salt production. Starting around 500 AD people traveled the Sahara with camels. And in
610 Mohammad received his first vision that allowed Muslim Identity which lead to Islamization/africanization. In the West, Islam was spread through Jihad. What these two processes led to was allowing slavery for non Muslims and for outsiders. Describe slave trade I think both authors have good points, but I think Trans-Atlantic is more appropriate. Yes, the Europeans supplied the ships and were the Africans masters and owners, but originally Africans were the ones selling other Africans. Slavery has been happening in Africa. The only difference is that they were sold across the Atlantic Ocean. Europeans had to modify their ships due to revolts and suicide, which ultimately could have saved many Africans due to the extra expenses and time they had to put in to secure the ships. Klein and Richardson talk about the middle passage ^^^ Curtin talks about how Africans who stayed in the
Muslim world, were thought to of been able to force conversion upon them. They were thought to be apart of the master's household, as a person. Slaves were often doing service jobs, often domestic service like a concubine. Slaves were commanders of armies or palace jobs. However, for "trade slaves", they had no rights until he won membership in the new group and protection of the laws. |