Ap Us Colonization
GUIDED READING AND RESEARCH
I. AFRICA IN THE 15TH AND 16TH CENTURIES
1. The two modern day nations that constitute the Senegambia region today are the republics of Senegal and Gambia. The land of the region is a terrain, commonly low, rolling plains that become foothills in southeast. It’s in Western Africa where it borders the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea-Bissau and Mauritania. The Gambia is almost an enclave of Senegal. The climate is tropical so it is hot and humid. The topography is dominated by the Senegal and the Gambia River. Major rivers are the Senegal River, Saloum River, Casamance River, and the Gambia River. The climate was subtropical with an average of 75 degrees Fahrenheight. There is rainy and dry season. The rainy season lasts from May to November and has strong southeast winds. Dry season lasts from December to April and is dominated by hot, dry winds. Natural resources are fish, phosphates and iron ore.
2. Three powerful empires that once controlled Senegambia and West Africa and their emperors: 1. Male Empire- Djata lineage (13th century) 2. Ghana Empire (Wagadou)- King Reidja Akba (15th century) 3. Songhai Empire- Sonni Ali and Askia Mohammod (15th century)
3. The past two centuries of Diola religious history have been outlined by the increasing interaction of Diola religion with Islam and Christianity. Believers of the Diola religion believe in a creator god and in a number of less important spirits whose powers originate with the Supreme Being but who are more reachable to the religious community. A study of Diola ritual might suggest that the Supreme Being, diversely known as Ata-Emit or Emitai, was an isolated high god whose name was rarely used in prayer, who had no shrines and who was not a decent energy in community life. Emitai is seen as the creator of the world and all its inhabitants and as the creator of human knowledge of farming, ironworking, and healing. He made a set of duties and exclusions to
I. AFRICA IN THE 15TH AND 16TH CENTURIES
1. The two modern day nations that constitute the Senegambia region today are the republics of Senegal and Gambia. The land of the region is a terrain, commonly low, rolling plains that become foothills in southeast. It’s in Western Africa where it borders the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea-Bissau and Mauritania. The Gambia is almost an enclave of Senegal. The climate is tropical so it is hot and humid. The topography is dominated by the Senegal and the Gambia River. Major rivers are the Senegal River, Saloum River, Casamance River, and the Gambia River. The climate was subtropical with an average of 75 degrees Fahrenheight. There is rainy and dry season. The rainy season lasts from May to November and has strong southeast winds. Dry season lasts from December to April and is dominated by hot, dry winds. Natural resources are fish, phosphates and iron ore.
2. Three powerful empires that once controlled Senegambia and West Africa and their emperors: 1. Male Empire- Djata lineage (13th century) 2. Ghana Empire (Wagadou)- King Reidja Akba (15th century) 3. Songhai Empire- Sonni Ali and Askia Mohammod (15th century)
3. The past two centuries of Diola religious history have been outlined by the increasing interaction of Diola religion with Islam and Christianity. Believers of the Diola religion believe in a creator god and in a number of less important spirits whose powers originate with the Supreme Being but who are more reachable to the religious community. A study of Diola ritual might suggest that the Supreme Being, diversely known as Ata-Emit or Emitai, was an isolated high god whose name was rarely used in prayer, who had no shrines and who was not a decent energy in community life. Emitai is seen as the creator of the world and all its inhabitants and as the creator of human knowledge of farming, ironworking, and healing. He made a set of duties and exclusions to