enslaved people are people who have been forced to work without pay, lose their freedom and become the property of another person

indentured labour is a system where someone is made to work without pay for a set period of time

chattel slavery is when people become legal property and cannot be freed without the permission of their slaveholder

a slaveholder is someone who owned enslaved people

The arrival of European traders in West Africa

History

These studies will be crucial in helping to inform pupils on the legacies of slavery and Empire. This will be useful when considering the Haitain Revolution and its role in the abolition of slavery 

Pupils will have an understanding of West African empires prior to European contact from their study of medieval Mali

Transatlantic Slavery: how were West African societies impacted?

Discriminatory behaviour or images, whether on the grounds of race, gender, disability, religion or belief or sexual orientation, or otherwise.

Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour

Historic or outdated representations of people that may portray inequality or injustice.

Subjects which particular individuals may be sensitive to, eg, adoption, migration, bereavement or death, divorce.

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

In the early 1500s, the Portuguese took enslaved people from West Africa to be sold into chattel slavery in...

people forced to work without pay, or freedom

when someone is made to work without pay for a set time

when a people is made the legal property of another person

Match the words with the correct definitions.

What is the name of the type of slavery where enslaved people are made the legal property of their slave holder?

Which of the following are examples of smaller West African kingdoms that would be found along the coast?

What was the name of the West African kingdom that continued to thrive in the 1600s?

some kingdoms collapsed, leaving smaller kingdoms along the coast

all kingdoms collapsed, leaving only smaller kingdoms along the coast

some kingdoms continued to thrive when they built strong relationships

all kingdoms continued to thrive when they built strong relationships

Which of the following statements best describes the impact of the arrival of Portuguese merchants on the West African coast?

Which of the following kingdoms was ruled by Mansa Musa in the 1300s?

What were most merchants travelling to West Africa to find from the 1300s?

Which of of the following were kingdoms in West Africa in the 14th and 15th centuries?

Which of the following are the best locations for trade?

Sending merchants to explore new land and trade routes.

Trading expensive goods for less valuable goods.

Having to fight against several rebellions.

Which of the following explains why a kingdom might lose its power?

Which religion had spread across West Africa by 1400?

Content guidance

Depiction or discussion of discriminatory behaviour

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Adult supervision recommended

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

The arrival of European traders in West Africa

Lesson outcome

Content guidance

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.