Impact of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade (Leaving Cert Geography): Quizzes
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During which centuries did the trans-Atlantic slave trade operate?
During which centuries did the trans-Atlantic slave trade operate?
16th to 19th centuries
In the triangular trade, what did Europe provide?
In the triangular trade, what did Europe provide?
Manufactured goods and weapons
What was the Middle Passage?
What was the Middle Passage?
Journey across the Atlantic Ocean
Approximately how many Africans were forcibly transported to the Americas?
Approximately how many Africans were forcibly transported to the Americas?
12.5 million
Which group did European slave traders systematically target in African communities?
Which group did European slave traders systematically target in African communities?
Young, able-bodied individuals
What racial ideology developed from European slave-owners' justifications?
What racial ideology developed from European slave-owners' justifications?
White supremacy
What is the African diaspora?
What is the African diaspora?
People of African descent living outside Africa
Which country received the largest number of enslaved Africans?
Which country received the largest number of enslaved Africans?
Brazil
What did the Americas send back to Europe in the triangular trade?
What did the Americas send back to Europe in the triangular trade?
Raw materials
Which musical traditions resulted from cultural fusion in the Americas?
Which musical traditions resulted from cultural fusion in the Americas?
Blues, jazz, samba and reggae
In the Caribbean, what role do African descendants often have in the population?
In the Caribbean, what role do African descendants often have in the population?
Form majority populations
What contemporary challenge continues from the slave trade's legacy?
What contemporary challenge continues from the slave trade's legacy?
Systemic racism and disparities