Name three items that were commonly traded between India and Africa, according to the video.

Cotton, glass beads, ivory, gold, and human beings.

What types of roles were enslaved African men commonly assigned in Indian Ocean territories?

Security, construction, mining, administration, and the military.

Domestic roles and as concubines.

Name: Africa and the Indian Ocean Slave Trade
Author: Insta~Lesson

8th Grade · Social Studies · 45 min

I can describe the role of Africa and the Indian Ocean in the slave trade.

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The Indian Ocean slave trade involved the trafficking of an estimated 4 million enslaved Africans to territories across the Indian Ocean.
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Enslaved African men often worked in security, construction, mining, administration, and the military.
3
Today, an estimated 25,000 to 60,000 people of African descent live in India and are referred to as the Siddhi.

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