Africa is the world’s second largest continent spread over an area of 11‚668‚545 sq. miles‚ which makes up for 6% of the Earth’s total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area on the surface of the Earth. Africa is second only to Asia with more than 900 million people inhabiting the continent which is approximately 14% of the world’s total population. The continent is bound by Mediterranean Sea to the north‚ the Suez Canal and Red Sea in the northeast‚ which separate it from the neighboring
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The Birthplace of humanity All people are most likely to be descendents of beings who lived in Africa millions of years ago. Fossils and genetic evidence suggest that both humans and the forest dwelling great apes descended from a common ape like ancestor who lived in Africa 5 to ten million years ago. The earliest known hominids to which humans belong were the australopithecines‚ which emerged about four million years ago. Recently scientists have found Homo habilis fossils in the Caucasus region
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India‚ Australia‚ North America‚ Algeria‚ New Zealand and Brazil‚ which were all controlled by the Europeans. Imperialism‚ on the other hand is described where a foreign government governs a territory without significant settlement. The scramble for Africa in the late 19th century and the American domination of Puerto Rico and the Philippines can be cited as examples of Imperialism. In Colonialism‚ one can see great movement of people to the new territory and living as permanent settlers. Though
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The fall of the Songhay Empire starts chapter thirteen. The height of power was under Askiya Muhammad Ture‚ during the 16th century. Towards the late 16th century the royal power weakened‚ because of short reigns and dynastic disputes. This caused growth of rivals‚ which drew off trade from Songhay domination‚ gold from Akan forest to go to Europeans coast‚ and no external threat visible. The Moroccan invasion also contributed to the fall of Songhay. The Moroccan motive was to control and revive
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HISTORY OF WEST AFRICA Overview The history of West Africa is the long history of human movements‚ incursions‚ displacements‚ intermixtures of peoples‚ and of the impact of these on the beliefs‚ attitudes‚ social and political organization to the peoples West Africa. The history of West Africa can be divided into three major periods: first‚ its prehistory‚ second‚ colonial period‚ in which Great Britain and France controlled nearly the whole of the region and the post-independence era‚ in
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To begin with‚ the general overview of African history had a consequential background to the beginning of its origins. There were different stages that characterized the progression of Africa it explains the conversion of the start of the second largest continent. From the beginning of the continent’s development‚ Africa was made up of a huge areas of land and water‚ since time was changing‚ the earth’s crust had changed Africa’s character. Africa has an abundant source of the river streams such
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Sources of African History Author(s): James Mulira Reviewed work(s): Source: Current Anthropology‚ Vol. 20‚ No. 1 (Mar.‚ 1979)‚ pp. 227-229 Published by: The University of Chicago Press on behalf of Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/2741903 . Accessed: 06/06/2012 09:42 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms & Conditions of Use‚ available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp JSTOR is a
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Africa The countries of Mozambique‚ Mali‚ Eritrea‚ Ghana‚ Uganda‚ Benin‚ Botswana‚ Ethiopia‚ Ivory Coast‚ and Tanzania are trying to find new ways to stabilize the human and natural resources that are so important. They are trying to make models of development despite the crumbling of the other countries. With the hard work that these countries have put forth‚ they are building a nation based on the prosperity and the security that they are willing to work hard for‚ and building a nation based
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Africa Essay Part 2: Does Africa Have a History? * * * * There has been a notion that Africa does not have a history of its own before Europeans came to Africa. Hugh Trevor-Roper made an infamous statement in 1965 proclaiming‚ “Perhaps‚ in the future‚ there will be some African history
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known to roam the desert‚ hunting antelope and gathering any fruit‚ nuts and plants they found in the desert‚ living in temporary wood homes. They went were the food went‚ following all over the desert. While the San People still live in this area of Africa‚ they are not as free to roam as they once were. Around 1980‚ diamonds were found on the sacred land of the Bushmen‚ the Central Kalahari Game Reserve. Starting in 1997‚ the Government forced them off their land so they could harvest the diamonds
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