Ancient Africa Mali History: The legend of Sundiata Mali is located a few degrees north of the equator and gets a lot of sunlight. It?s a very dry region and is overly hot year round. The Beledugu Plateau is at the northern part of the region which farms are scattered though out, plus nomadic groups of people which are located here because it gets the most rain fall out of the whole area which keeps them competing for water because there is usually a 10 month dry spell without water. Also in this region, the Sahara Desert was a very large area that was again very dry but hosted a commodity for trade which is Salt. Salt was traded for gold because the people of the Sahara had such a plentiful amount of it they could trade straight up for gold…
Ghana had an abundance of gold, this made it the center of an enormous trade empire. Trade helped Ghana to become a wealthy state. Berbers benefited Ghana the most because their camels carried much of the trade across the dessert.…
Chapter 18 States and Societies of Sub-Saharan Africa ©2011, The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 1 Effects of Early African Migrations Bantu-speaking peoples settle south of equator Agriculture, herding spreads with Bantu migrations Iron metallurgy…
My report is about Chad, it is a large country in the north-central part of Africa. These are some of the interesting statistics I learned about Chad. The republic of Chad is the largest country of the former French Equatorial Africa. It occupies 1,284,000 km and had a population of 4,752,000. It is bounded on the north by Libya, on the east of Sudan, on the south of by the Central African Republic, on the southwest by Cameroon, and on the west by Nigeria. The capital is N'Diamena, formerly known as Fort-Lamey, a city with a population of 303,000.…
The geographical location of Chad is north central of Africa measuring at 1, 284,000 square kilometers. This seems to influence the countries development due to the fact that Chad isn’t very…
The geographical location, features, and climate lead to the development of both African areas. The difference between both the West African civilizations of Ghana, Mali and Songhai and the Swahili city states is that the Swahili city states grew around the coast of the Indian Ocean in East Africa where as Ghana, Mali and Songhai grew around West Africa through nearby tribes. The Swahili city states were a string of ports on the Eastern African coast from Kenya to Mozambique including cities such as Mogadishu, Zanzibar, Mombasa, and Sofala and were completely influenced by Islam to spread trade across the Indian Ocean. West African civilizations were located right under the Sahara which brought difficulty to trade, however they worked through it to trade to Islamic merchants of North Africa and they were also brought together through the formation of multiple African tribes. Their features were a major beneficial factor to their growth, both containing numerous amounts of gold throughout their whole land. In the Swahili city states they contained a plethora of gold mines…
Debt is one of the largest problems facing poor countries. The poorest countries in the world are in debt to the world's richest countries. The huge debt repayments are making it hard for these countries to develop. Ghana is one of these poor countries.…
Positioned west of Ghana and east of Liberia, Côte d'Ivoire is in West Africa. To put that into perspective, the country is south of Algeria and west of Nigeria.…
The island of Jamaica is very rich in culture and has many historic turnabouts throughout the years. The country has a rich and complex history including being the first country to have Arawak and Taino Indians settle there.…
With over one hundred rivers and its tallest mountain peak over 7,000 feet, Jamaica is just off the coast of Florida. Jamaica is the third largest island in the Caribbean, just right behind Cuba and Hispaniola. The longest river in Jamaica is Rio Minho. The widest river is the Black River (Worldatlas). In 2009, Jamaica’s population was approximately 2.8 million citizens (Glennie Chappell).…
Is Africa an important part of world history? George Hegel, a German philosopher, stated in one of his quotes that “Africa has no historical part of the world, and has no movement to exhibit.” This report will discuss the importance of Africa, and why Greg Hegel was incorrect through the development of major cities, huge empires, and a few dynasties.…
As Ghana fell apart Mali grew in power. The principal city being Timbuktu became the cultural and artistic…
Ghana may have existed as early as the 5th century, however, by the 8th century it was known as “The Land of Gold.” In 1068 Ghana was the largest, wealthiest, and most powerful state in West Africa. The empire was situated in the vast Savannah area between the Senegal and Niger Rivers with its authority extending from the frontiers of Futa Toro to the Western banks of the Niger, and from the Mandinka area in the south to beyond the fringes of the desert in the north. (Ghanaweb) The Serahule were the founding people of “The Land of Gold,” who established their capital at Kumbi Saleh, which at that time was the leading trading centre of the Western Sudan and the focus of all trade with a systematic form of taxation. The Serahule formed themselves into a strong trading state which spread its power over many neighboring people and in the process became an empire. With the introduction of the camel during the Trans-Saharan trade, Ghana derived power and wealth from gold and increased the…
Kenya is a country that is widely known for its rich tourism attraction sceneries. Among the tourism attraction is the cultural practices of the 42 tribes that make up Kenya. Each tribe has its rich cultural practices that make it unique. Among these tribes, we have the Luhya community that is made up of 18 dialects. Bukusu dialect is one of the Luhya tribe. This tribe's cultural practices are unique yet so rich. Here are 10 Bukusu burial rituals that are interesting and worthy knowing.…
The territory now known as Nigeria comprises of various communities with diverse cultures and disparate customs which guide the ownership and control of land. This is commonly referred to as the customary land tenure law. Nigeria is located on the western coast of Africa, bordered by the Sahara Desert in the north, the Bight of Benin in the west, Cameroon in east and Atlantic Ocean in the south. The land mass of Nigeria is estimated to be 923,768 sq. km while population is put at about 140,000,000 as at 2007. This represents up to 20% of Africa’s population, and Nigeria is among the fastest growing of the world countries, with about 2.38% growth rate. The major tribes in Nigeria are Yoruba, Hausa and Igbo while Christianity, Islam and the indigenous African Traditional Religion are the major religions in the country.…