Thomas Peters
rebellious slave who escaped his master during war
Sunni Ali
created Sunni Dynasty; rule lasted 30 years; many military campaigns/victories; conquered Timbuktu and Djenne
Alfonso I
one of the first African monarchs converted to Christianity by Portuguese missionaries
Nzinga
a king from the Congo, baptized with his family in 1491
Do�a Beatriz
former priestess of African Religion, taught that Kongo was the Holy Land of Christianity
Olaudah Equiano
sold into slavery at age 11; after gaining freedom, he spoke out against slavery and published his autobiography
Songhay
successor state to Mali; dominated middle reaches of Niger valley
Ndongo
Central African kingdom that ruled during the 1400's
Fulani
a member of a pastoral and nomadic people of western Africa
Antonian movement
Dona Beatriz; St. Anthony's vision to spread African Christianity
Triangular trade
transatlantic trading network along which slaves and other goods were carried between Africa, England, Europe, the West Indies, and the colonies in the Americas
Middle passage
route in between the western ports of Africa to the Caribbean and southern U.S. that carried the slave trade
Maroons
runaway African slaves