Download - 崑崙 ( KūnLún )
崑崙 (KūnLún)Dark Skinned
Arab Slave Trade 7th – 20 centruy CE
(Approx. 650 – 1900)
Scope of the Arab Slave Trade
Scope of the Arab Slave Trade
Scope of the Arab Slave Trade
Notes on the Slave
Trade It is estimated that around 12,000,000 Africans were taken during the entire slave trade Many men and children were taken and sold to be used for labor, as servantsWomen were many taken and sold to be used as servants and concubines The slave trade declined and officially ended as more countries began to outlaw slavery
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Be5fVtuv-Ts5:388:01
Modern China
Tang Dynasty 618 – 906 CE
Secured overland trade routes as far as Syria and RomeOfficial Examination System enabled people with no government background to be government officialsThe Classical Period of Chinese Art and History
Song Dynasty: Northern (960 – 1127)
Unification after a war-torn Five Dynasties period Emergence of Landscape paintingShift to a society ruled by a central bureaucracyScholar officials chosen through a civil service examination
Song Dynasty: Southern (1127 – 1279)
The Jurchen A nomadic people from Northeast Asia invaded and created a Jin Dynasty above
Chinese and African Contact
Limited travel outside of China unless you were a scholar on an educational expedition Other information was received from Arab traders Questionable first contact with Africa:
Admiral Zhang during the 15th centuryDu Huan 751 AD: Conflict between China and the Arabs
Slavery in ChinaSlavery in China was different from chattel slavery in the United States.Slaves are taken to Guangzhou: Sizeable Arab Community in GuangzhouKunlunnu was originally used to describe people of darker skin color but as the Chinese people became accustomed to seeing African people, the usage of the word was changed to include them. Castration of the male slaves so they would not be able to mix with the population.
Perception of African (Kunlun) Slaves
In the beginning the Chinese were in awe of Africans
Diving to the depths of the ocean to find treasureThe emperor’s personal assistant
The Magical KunlunMagical powers of deception
Over time the Chinese were unimpressed
Ming Dynasty and Beyond (Closed Door Policy)
14th Century to 19th Century???
The Modern African Diaspora into China
China’s Interest in AfricaThe Do Everything but Ask
Policy
China sees the African continent as a “Gold Mine” for its natural resources that can be used to fuel it’s booming economy.Many African countries don’t see China as a threat because they don’t impose their views on them, unlike Western countries.
Africans Moving to China
While there are around 1,000,000 Chinese people residing in China, there are only a quarter of that number of African people in ChinaMany African’s are in China for
Business purposesSchoolDiplomatic ReasonsEtc
While the vast majority of Chinese people might not have a problem with African people residing in China legally, it’s the ones who aren’t that are creating unrest.
NPR Recordinghttp://www.npr.org/player/v2/mediaPlayer.html?action=1&t=1&islist=false&id=151300553&m=151504055
Discussion Questions
Which of the 4 themes (Origins, Movement, Adaptation, and Transformation) do you see
standing out the most?
Do you think China closing its doors during the Ming Dynasty
had any effect on how they view Africans today?
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