Diligent Questions (2)

This week's questions consist of two parts: short answer questions (1-8) and long answer questions (9- 10). Be sure to do both parts

SHORT ANSWER

1) What aspect of the coast near Jakin gave its inhabitants an advantage over the Europeans?

2) What aspects of the readings lend credence to Basil Davidson’s contention that African states were organized along feudal lines in a fashion similar to that of Europe?

3) Before trade could commence, what payment had to be made to whom and for much? What conclusions can we draw from this payment?

4) The transporting of goods and replenishing of the Diligent while in the harbor at Jakin depended on African or European labor?

5) How long did it take Durand to acquire 18 slaves?

6) What can the fate of the Nestor tell us about the balance of power between Africans and Europeans at this time?

7) What aspects of Jakin city’s marketplace suggest a complex and organized society with extensive trading networks?

8) While Durand lived in the compound of the ruler of the African kingdom of Jakin, the ruler furnished Durand with what that made it unnecessary for Durand to visit the prostitutes on the main road?

LONG ANSWER

Answer each of the questions below with two to three paragraphs each. Remember to identify your claim/evidence/warrant structure. If you use direct quotations as textual evidence, be sure to keep those quotations to under eight words. You may wish to experiment with blending direct and indirect quotations.

1. Describe the origins, nature, and divisions within the multi-racial society of Sâo Tomé. Be sure to identify all of the groups on the island in 1709 and pay attention to economic control -- and slavery -- in your answer.

2. What can the changing fortunes of the island tell us about the nature of the slave trade? Don't summarize for us the shifting position of the island in the Atlantic economy; rather, use the island as evidence to make a statement that helps us understand the nature of the slave trade.