• Syllabus

7: The slave trade in Africa and the Middle East (1500–1900)

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Sub sections and their related questions

Reasons for the expansion of the Atlantic slave trade from the 16th century: technological factors and the growth of maritime commerce; impact on the slave trade of plantation agriculture; existing practice of slavery in African societies; rivalries and warfare between African states

• 17N.3op1.HL.TZ0.13: “Rivalries and warfare between African states were the main causes of the expansion of the...
• 19M.3op1.HL.TZ0.13: Evaluate the importance of plantation agriculture to the expansion of the Atlantic slave trade.
• 19N.3op1.HL.TZ0.13: Examine the role of technological factors and the growth of maritime commerce in the rise of the...
• 20N.3op1.HL.TZ0.13: “The most important reasons for the expansion of the Atlantic slave trade were rivalries and...
• 21N.3op1.HL.TZ0.13: “The growth of the Atlantic slave trade was mainly an extension of existing practices of slavery...

Reasons for the expansion of the East African slave trade from the late 18th century: existing slave trade between Arabia and the Swahili coast; expansion of the Sultanate of Oman into East Africa; rising international demand resulting from the ban on the Atlantic trade

• 17M.3op1.HL.TZ0.13: “The expansion of the East African slave trade was simply an extension of existing practices.”...
• 18M.3op1.HL.TZ0.13: Discuss the reasons for the expansion of the East African slave trade from the late 18th century.

Nature of the slave trade: its social and economic impact in Africa and the Middle East; role and significance of individuals

• 18N.3op1.HL.TZ0.13: Discuss the role of two individuals in the slave trade in Africa.
• 21M.3op1.HL.TZ0.13: “The most important impact of the slave trade in Africa was economic.” To what extent do you...
• 22M.3op1.HL.TZ0.13: Evaluate the economic and social impact of the Atlantic slave trade in Africa.

Causes of the decline of the Atlantic slave trade: industrialization and economic changes; role of the abolitionist movement; rise of legitimate commerce

• 18M.3op1.HL.TZ0.14:

  “The abolitionist movement was the major factor in the decline of the Atlantic Slave trade.” Discuss.

Causes of the decline of the East African slave trade: humanitarian factors and the influence of missionaries; colonial expansion and the closing of the markets; decline of slavery in the Ottoman Empire

• 17N.3op1.HL.TZ0.14: Evaluate the significance of colonial expansion to the decline of the East African slave trade.
• 18N.3op1.HL.TZ0.14: Evaluate the reasons for the decline of slavery in the Ottoman Empire.
• 19M.3op1.HL.TZ0.14: To what extent did missionary activities contribute to the decline of the East African slave trade?
• 20N.3op1.HL.TZ0.14: To what extent was colonial expansion the main factor in the decline of the East African slave...
• 21M.3op1.HL.TZ0.14: Evaluate the role of colonial expansion in the decline of the East African slave trade in the...
• 21N.3op1.HL.TZ0.14: Evaluate the role of humanitarian factors in the decline of the East African slave trade.

Impact and significance of anti-slavery Acts in the 19th century; including 1807 Slave Trade Act, 1833 Abolition of Slavery Act, 1885 Berlin Act

• 17M.3op1.HL.TZ0.14: Examine the impact of anti-slavery legislation in the 19th century.
• 19N.3op1.HL.TZ0.14: “Nineteenth century anti-slavery Acts had a limited impact on Africa.” Discuss.
• 22M.3op1.HL.TZ0.14: To what extent did the 1807 Slave Trade Act impact the slave trade in Africa?