collection’ service which is an ancient banking system in Ghana‚ worth USD 160 million. The model resembles microfinance in several ways; susu collectors (equivalent of loan officers) roam villages and rural communities to collect savings (micro-savings) and sometimes offer credit against these savings (microcredit). The susu collector is expected to manage the “mobile mini-bank” on his/her own with integrity and honestly. There are currently around 4‚000 susu collectors in Ghana and each one of them serves
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Rome vs. Greece Which of the city-states do you think was the better civilization? There are many difference and similarities between these city-states. Both are the most honorable ancient cultures in Western culture. Greece and Rome had fought many battles‚ but those battles only made them stronger. Both had their own ways of life and political views as a civilization‚ and these ways varied incomparably. While Greece had many artistic achievements‚ Rome focused on creating and improving a unified
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The Effect of the Slave Trade on West Africa NAME: CHRISTAL BENJAMIN QUESTION: WHAT WERE THE SOCIAL‚ ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL EFFECTS OF THE SLAVE TRADE ON WEST AFRICA The Social‚ Economic and Political Effects of the Slave Trade On West Africa The trade of West African slaves for European commodities began in the fifteenth century. From its inception up to the late seventeenth century‚ the scale of the slave trade could be considered quite small when compared to the dramatic
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Middle Ages define their cultures‚ beliefs and reasons within the constructs of power‚ community‚ and religion. The transition in the beliefs of polytheistic gods to a spiritual connection to one Divinity created the foundations of society and government during these eras. The reemergence of Greek Civilization between 100-750 B.C.E. introduced the writings of Homer. Influenced by Near Eastern mythology and fables that embedded teachings used to educate the masses on social behaviors and morality
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“Artifacts of the Ancient World” The great civilizations of India‚ China‚ Japan‚ Africa and Mesoamerica left behind artifacts that are preserved in museums across the world. The Art Institute Museum‚ in Chicago‚ carries artifacts from each one of these great civilizations. One artifact from each civilization can and does best represent each civilization. But lets see what artifact best describes the civilization of India. Present day India began on the Indus River in what is called the Indus
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Ancient Egypt and Ancient India‚ also called Indus‚ had many similarities in culture and social order. Both civilizations had unique attributes with in their cultural histories. The Egyptian people lived by the Pharaoh’s word is law. They believed in Ma’at‚ which means truth‚ order‚ and balance. They believed that every individual’s soul was the Ka and that Ba is the expression of people’s power‚ presence and personality. While in Ancient India the belief was Hinduism or Buddhism. The Indus
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Eloisa Underhill Professor Sioh LSP 112 22 April 2015 Cocoa Cash Crop The Ivory Coast is the top location in production and export of the cocoa bean. The cocoa bean has played an imperative role in many South American cultures. In ancient times‚ the Mayans and Aztecs would use the cocoa bean to create a ritual beverage. During the 18th century the cocoa bean was being produced in almost every country; its demand from the people only expanded its popularity (“History of Cocoa”). The industrial
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Who are the Pan-Africanists? No one can say with authority who was the first person to express ideas synonymous with pan-Africanism‚ but resistance to foreign domination has been a constant element of African history on and off the continent. It is generally accepted‚ however‚ that true pan-African thinking first appeared among Black people in the Diaspora. Africans who were outside of Africa and stripped of their tribal affiliation were quick to recognize that their subjugation was based on their
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What did the Ancient Greeks do for us? The Ancient Greeks were from the land we still know today as Greece and came from the cultures of two ancient societies the Minoans and the Mycenaeans who started on an island called Crete. Some of the ways Ancient Greeks have influenced us is with Language‚ Medicine‚ Sporting events and Astronomy. The Ancient Greeks have influenced the English language greatly from not only the alphabet but also a major proportion of its vocabulary. Their direction
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she is considered a hero because she brought water‚ education‚ and a steady government to Otuam. Specifically the ancestors helped develop King Peggy identity. When Peggy grew up in Ghana she learned about the ancestors‚ the ancestors were past relatives who have died that are watching down on the people of Ghana. Often she would pour libations‚ “Pouring libations was a way of showing respect to God and honoring the dead” (more on page Alvarez 2 10). When Kwame Lumpopo first told her that
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