关键词: 殖民主义, 西非, 阿散蒂, 本土文明

Abstract: The early European colonial activities contacted extensively to the development of West African indigenous civilizations in Modern Era from 15th to 19th century. The rise of Ashanti Kingdom was a process with joint interactions by many aspects, gradations and factors, included changes of national forms, economic structure, political systems and military. These had been promoted in various degrees by transatlantic trade. However, Ashanti Kingdom could not get rid of the fate and became a colony in late 19th century. Visibly external factors could produce a promotion to the development of West African indigenous civilizations in particular period, but could not take the development of West African indigenous civilizations out from a chronic isolated or slow model fundamentally.

Key words: colonialism, West Africa, Ashanti, indigenous civilization