Sub-Saharan Africa from 1450 to the present Beginning Middle End |Trans-Saharan trade (gold‚ salt) brought Islamic ideas into |Slave trade ended in the 1860s‚ but Europeans continued to convert|Decolonization was aided by the weakened economic power of Europe‚| |sub-Saharan Africa from North Africa. |Africans into Christianity because of the "scramble" for Africa. |and by the 1960s most of the African countries were
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Music and dance are so related closely in African thinking that it is difficult for them to separate song from movement or speech from playing the drum. In this case‚ the arts are a part of everyday normal life. Life cycle events including‚ but not limited to‚ birth‚ puberty and death are celebrated with a musical performance. Because music is so integral to society‚ everyone is expected to be able to sing and dance at a certain level of proficiency. Beyond that‚ certain people are selected for
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African literature is highly diversified‚ even though it shows some similarities. In fact‚ the common denominator of the cultures of the African continent is undoubtedly the oral tradition. Writing on black Africa started in the middle Ages with the introduction of the Arabic language and later‚ in the nineteenth century with introduction of the Latin alphabet. Since 1934‚ with the birth of the "Negritude‚" African authors began to write in French or in English. Since the 1960’s quantitative and
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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 the trans-Saharan gold trade. With a modernized‚ professional‚ and well-equipped Moroccan forces crossed
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During the European Scramble for Africa‚ in the early 20th century‚ Africans had a peaceful reaction with anti-imperialistic sentiments (docs. 2‚ 3‚ 4‚ and 7)‚ peaceful actions through the approach of diplomacy (docs.1‚ 2‚ and 3) and also a rebellious anti-imperialistic reaction (docs. 5‚ 6‚ 7‚ 8‚ and 9) towards the Scramble for Africa. Some Africans opposed imperialism in a peaceful manner. For example‚ in document 2‚ the Ashanti leader denied the offer that the British gave them because the leader
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BCE to 600 CE‚ the Bantu-speaking Africans gradually began to interact with humans and the environment by settling into varying parts of West and East Africa and creating a network with their neighbors in order to receive new technologies and foods. The Bantu exchanged goods with local hunter-gatherers‚ and the people cut into forests and settled down into villages. The Assyrians first brought iron to Egypt around 600 BCE and it quickly spread to Sub-Saharan Africa. Around 200 CE‚ Indonesians settled
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African Slavery and the Slave Trade African Slavery and the Slave Trade was one of the most devastating events that took place between us African Americans. African slavery all began back in 1482 when the Portuguese built their first permanent trading post on the Western Coast of present day Ghana. The Elimina castle later became one of the most important stops on the route of the Atlantic Slave Trade. The Dutch seized the fort from the Portuguese in 1637 and traded slaves there until 1872 when
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INVESTMENTS IN AFRICA China’s growing involvement in Africa has raised concern from western countries for the past decade. China claims to have distinguished itself from western countries with regard to its Africa policy by a great financial involvement based on “political equality and mutual trust‚ economic win-win cooperation‚ and cultural exchange”[1]. Indeed‚ as Hu Jintao says‚ “China and Africa are good friends‚ good partners and brothers”[2]. Chinese “investment” in Africa involves political
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Essay 2: Critically discuss and analyze the different influences on‚ and the expressions of‚ African nationalism between the two world wars. There were various types of influences on Africa‚ which encouraged nationalism. The uniting of the continent brought on a movement called Pan- Africanism‚ although never succeeding in uniting all of Africa‚ it also brought up some of the most violent outbreaks against each other’s tribes and problems. Besides these devastating events‚ there have been some
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Group 3 2/9/14 GEOG 133 ONLINE The European Realm It is very difficult to determine the boundaries of Europe. A few characteristics that allow geographers to classify the boundaries of Europe include things such as culture‚ religion‚ and ethnicity just to name a few. Geographers can create boundaries based on cultural beliefs that are shared or similar to other groups. When comparing Eastern Europe to Asia‚ there is a very distinctive difference between the two countries that allows for the
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