History of African presence in London

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/history-of-african-presence-in-london

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the location?London, United Kingdom
2. What is the historical networks?Part of Roman Empire's extensive trade and migration routes
3. What is the oldest time people from Africa have been in London?People from Africa have been in London since the Roman era, when London was called Londinium.
4. How did people from Africa get to London during the Roman times?They came as soldiers, merchants, administrators, or enslaved people traveling with the Roman Empire.

Diaspora: People who have spread from their original homeland to other parts of the world.
Cosmopolitan Center: A city or place that attracts people and influences from all over the world.
Transatlantic Slave Trade: The forced transportation of millions of Africans across the Atlantic Ocean to be enslaved in the Americas.
Cultural Synthesis: The blending of different cultural elements to create something new and unique.