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    Compare and contrast the Indian ocean (Swahili city-states)‚ trans-Saharan (Sudanic states)‚ and silk road trade routes. III. Kingdoms of the Grasslands A. Introduction 1. Three coasts – Atlantic‚ Indian‚ savanna on edge of Sahara 2. Edge of desert 1. Gold found 2. Camels improved trade a. Sahel – grassland belt – best place to live – centers of trade 3. African states emerge as trade intermediaries 4. Location makes them open to droughts and attack 5. 10th century

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    · Senegambia were there enemies they were Muslims · Missionary efforts were made to convert the rulers of Benin‚ Kongo‚ and other African kingdoms · Kongo ruler‚ Nzinga Mvembra and his family converted‚ with the help of Portuguese advisors and missionaries‚ brought the whole kingdom to Christianity · Images of Portuguese soldiers and traders began to appear in the bronzes of Benin and they carved ivory sculptures of the other African people · Luanda became the basis for Portuguese colony

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    returning the stolen artifacts and to address the artifacts already stolen and currently housed in museums and archives allover the world. Some of the more disputed artifacts include the Greeks “Elgin Marbles” currently in British possession‚ the “Benin Bronzes” currently in British possession‚ the Egyptian “Rosetta Stone” currently in British possession‚ and the Egyptian “Bust of Nerfertiti” currently held in Germany. These countries have been able to maintain possession based upon various debated reasons

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    Chapter 8 – African Civilizations and the Spread of Islam •The spread of Islam in Africa linked its regions to the outside world through trade‚ religion‚ and politics •States like Mali and Songhai are built on military power and dynastic alliances •Parts of sub-Saharan Africa entered into the expanding world network; many others remained isolated •Christianity and Islam sometimes influenced political and cultural development Empires of the Western Sudan (West/Northwest Africa)  th th   Ghana:

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    of fair mindedness. What is illustrious and noble in a tradition that pillage‚ravage‚steal‚kills‚and destroyed other people culture and tradition to build an evil and infamous empire?when will the thieving perfidious bastards return the stolen BENIN BRONZES IN THEIR MUSEUM‚ FILLED WITH LOOTED TREASURES FROM AROUND THE GLOBE. What is illustrious and noble in an empire that deliberately committed act of Holocaust by deliberately starving 6-7 million Indians to death as reported and quoted

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    HISTORY OF MODAKEKE Modakeke is a town in Osun State‚ South West Nigeria‚ with a population of close to three hundred thousand people.The Modakekes are also known as the "Akoraye" and have a history of valor at war and are prosperous farmers. With the fall of the Oyo Empire to the Fulani‚ the Yoruba kingdom was thrown into confusion and the inhabitants of the Old Oyo were dispersed and started new settlements all around Yoruba land.Fleeing southwards in search of new abodes after the fall of the

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    tr. and ed. H.A.R. Gibb‚ Broadway House‚ 1929 (adapted) \Alhat two things impressed Ibn Battuta about Mali? Document 7 This description of the lost-wax process of making bronze sculpture comes from an oral account of a Hausa artisan. In the name of Allah the Compassionate‚ the Merciful. This account will show how the [Benin] figures are made. This work is one to cause wonder. Now this kind of work is done with clay‚ and wax‚ and red metal [copper]‚ and solder lzinc]‚ and lead‚ and fire. . . . Next

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    “AFRICA WAS A CULTURAL WASTELAND‚ UNTIL THE EUROPEANS SOWED THE SEEDS OF CIVILIZATION ON HER CULTURAL BARREN SHORES” BY OKOJIE EHINOMHEN PETER APRIL 2012 INTRODUCTION That “Africa was a cultural wasteland‚ until the Europeans sowed the seeds of civilization on her cultural barren shores” amounts to no culture in this geographical entity inhabited by people until the Europeans brought them the way of life. It is tempting to want to be subjective rather than being objective in discussing this

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    On IMPACTS OF OIL CORPORATION IN HOST COMMUNITIES‚ (A CASE STUDY OF GELEGELE COMMUNITY) BY CHIDIBEST CHINAZA OBINNA SSC1005040 DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION FACULTY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES UNIVERSITY OF BENINBENIN CITY AUGUST‚ 2014 TITLE PAGE THE IMPACT OF OIL CORPORATION IN HOST COMMUNITIES (A CASE STUDY OF Gele-Gele community). BY Chidibest Chinaza Obinna SSC1005070 A PROJECT REPORT SUMITED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE AND

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    ceCOLLEGE OF CONTINUTING EDUCATION SCHOOL OF GENERAL STUDIES GES 104.1 HISTORY AND PHILOSPHY OF SCIENCE INSTRUCTION: ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS TIME:1HR PAPER 1 1. Air contain (a) 32% Oxygen (b) 31% oxygen (d) 16% Oxygen (e) 21% Oxygen 2. In 1803‚ the law of mass relationships was formulated by (a) F. Wohler (b) Albert Einst (c) None of the above 3. _______ is attributed with the synthesis of urea (a) Friedrich Wohler (b) Dmitri Mendeleev (c) Albert Einstein 4. ______ revived

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