Location and Definitions of the Caribbean Origin of Caribbean — The word ‘Caribbean’ is said to be derived from the indigenous people’s name for themselves‚ ‘Carib’. The term ‘West Indies’ which is often used interchangeably with Caribbean is the name given to the region by Christopher Columbus in 1492. — As with the inexact name of the region so to is there little agreement on what area is included within the Caribbean. Different criteria are used to define the region.
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Benin is a country found in Sub-Saharan Africa more commonly known as (SSA). According to the CIA as of a report published in year 2007‚ 37% of Benin’s population lived below the poverty line. This indicates that nearly half of the inhabitants of Benin live below the dollar-a-day poverty line. The poverty line is established in regards to the understanding that it takes at least a dollar to provide the minimum standard of living for individuals on a day to day basis. Benin’s main source of income
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Continuity/Change Over Time During the 1450’s to 1750’s the Americas were evolving at a constant rate. The slave trade and the use trade such as the triangular trade were very common during this time-period due to the rise in plantations‚ causing a diverse region in South America. In addition‚ forced labor was an important constant throughout the region and was controlled by Spanish and the Inca’s which also allowed for a mixture of culture and ethnicities. South America throughout the time-period
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In every country in Latin America and the Caribbean‚ women suffer acute discrimination. Often‚ the discrimination women face is related to social prejudices regarding appropriate patterns of conduct for men and women. This entrenched sex inequality provides the backdrop for the pervasive and widespread human rights violations women face in the region‚ with little chance of justice. The most pernicious types of women’s human rights abuses in the Americas occur in the areas of women’s reproductive
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the Americas and in Oceania? The first large wave of migration from Siberia to Alaska but small numbers of migrants crossed the Bering land bridge by watercraft‚ sailing or drifting with the currents from NE Asia down the west coast of North America. By 9500 BCE they had reached the southernmost part of South America. At least 60‚000 years before the present human migrants entered Australia and New Guinea via watercraft – rafts or canoes fitted with sails. The earliest inhabitants of Oceania also
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After WWII all of Latin America had gained its independence form their colonizers and were steadily trying to build their countries up socially and economically in the world. Many had advanced in addressing the social disparities and discriminations towards their citizens at some level however‚ the change was minimal with the countries still favoring the private/elite sector. The latter had a lot to do with the external powers that were coming into Latin America at this time. With the US’s rise in
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Triangular trade and Erie Canal also started during this period creating a bigger market to produce. Trade between nations on a global scale has changed through our history dramatically with transportation. Concepts that distinguish 1750 – 1900 from previous eras in world history included: industrialization‚ imperialism‚ and nationalism Basically‚ industrialization helped change the production of goods around the world and created new patterns of global trade and production. Transportation
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contacted. Much of this contact and colonization was done in the 16th through 18th centuries in regions that were apart of the Atlantic Ocean trading system. Due to European contact‚ Africa and the Americas both underwent changes that were similar and different. Parts of the Sub-Saharan Africa continent were greatly affected by the Europeans. Unlike the Americas‚ however‚ people from Europe did not colonize in Africa. This was because of the African governments along the Gold and Slave coasts. The Europeans
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PART II: UNIT III: 1450 - 1750C.E. In the previous era (600-1450 C.E.)‚ sometimes called thepost-classical period‚ we explored the rise of new civilizations inboth hemispheres‚ the spread of major religions that created culturalareas for analysis‚ and an expansion of long-distance trade toinclude European and African kingdoms. However‚ no sustained contactoccurred between the eastern and western hemisphere. During the timeperiod between 1450 and 1750 C.E.‚ the two hemispheres were linkedand for
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Corey Stone 324889- Period 3 Although there was definitive change over the millennium of history between these two regions‚ progress was gradual‚ and painfully slow at first. A noticeable difference can be the amplification of trade of luxury goods as interregional connections strengthened. Expansion and intensification of trade networks between Africa and Eurasia also fostered cross-cultural exchanges. However‚ despite many changes‚ existing trade routes flourished and also promoted the growth
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