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

摘要： 15—19世纪的欧洲早期殖民活动与西非本土文明的发展有着广泛的联系。近代阿散蒂王国的兴起是一个全方面、深层次、多因素共同促动的结果，包括国家形态、经济结构、政治制度、军事力量等多方面变化，这些变化都不同程度地得到了大西洋贸易的推动。然而19世纪末阿散蒂王国不能摆脱沦为殖民地的命运，可见外部因素虽能在一定时期内为非洲本土文明发展产生促进作用，但不能从根本上改变非洲本土文明长期以来封闭缓慢的发展模式。

关键词: 殖民主义, 西非, 阿散蒂, 本土文明