Unit 21: Paper 3 (HL) — History of Africa & the Middle East
Topic 21.5: Trade and the rise and decline of African states and empires (800–1600) Questions
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Choose the event most directly associated with the growth of the East African slave trade in the nineteenth century.
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Evaluate the social and economic impact of the slave trade on Africa and the Middle East.
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Discuss the reasons for the expansion of the East African slave trade from the late eighteenth century.
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Compare and contrast the causes of the expansion of the Atlantic slave trade with the causes of the expansion of the East African slave trade.
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Evaluate the impact and significance of anti-slavery Acts in the nineteenth century.
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Discuss the role and significance of individuals in the slave trade in Africa and the Middle East.
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Examine the reasons for the expansion of the Atlantic slave trade from the sixteenth century.
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To what extent was industrialization and economic change the most important cause of the decline of the Atlantic slave trade?
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Analyse the causes of the decline of the East African slave trade in the nineteenth century.
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Examine the view that the rise of legitimate commerce was the most significant factor in ending the Atlantic slave trade.
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To what extent did existing practices of slavery within African societies shape the nature of the Atlantic and East African slave trades?
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Analyse the political, social and economic organization of the Kingdom of the Kongo in the period up to 1600.
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To what extent did trade determine the rise and decline of African states and empires in the period 800 to 1600?
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Compare and contrast the impact of Islam on the Swahili city states with the impact of Catholicism on the Kingdom of the Kongo before 1600.
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Evaluate the importance of Islam in the emergence of a cosmopolitan Swahili culture on the East African coast.
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Examine the impact of the Indian Ocean trade on the spread of religion and culture in East Africa.
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Discuss the importance of the Indian Ocean trade in the rise and growth of the Swahili city states.
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Discuss the importance of political, social and economic organization in the rise and expansion of the Kingdom of the Kongo to 1600.
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Examine the reasons for the growth of the Indian Ocean trade in East Africa between 800 and 1600.
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To what extent was Catholicism responsible for political and social change in the Kingdom of the Kongo before 1600?
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