HIST 3535 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Ashanti Region, Igboland, Twi
12 Jul 2020
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The asante: native to the ashanti region of western africa, which is modern-day ghana, this region was also referred to as the gold coast due to the large volume of gold trades. Starting with mainly akan people who spoke the twi language, the region expanded and became home to various ethnic and religious groups. Things of cultural significance to the asante were the forest, their religion which influenced political prowess, and the story of the golden stool. The bight of biafra: native to the regions of africa that are now southeastern nigeria and. It had a range of ethnic groups, from muslims to shrine worshippers, and the languages spoken were primarily ibibio and igbo. Manilla, a horseshoe resembling copper alloy bracelet which is historically significant due to its use as the main form of monetary exchange used in the slave trade.
