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    5 Questions About Having A Furrowed Tongue Do you have fissures or deep cracks on your tongue’s surface? This is known as a furrowed tongue‚ or also referred to as a scrotal tongue or fissured tongue. These are 5 questions you may have about this problem. What Are Signs of Having a Furrowed Tongue? When you have a furrowed tongue‚ you’ll notice that there are many deep grooves or cracks along the surface. The grooves are what make it possible for bacteria and food to become stuck in the surface‚

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    What was the impact of the 14th century black plaque on Europe? The Black Plague spread from Asia into Europe in the mid fourteenth century and killed thousands along its path of destruction. Trade‚ war‚ and other contacts between Europe and Asia caused the diseases to spread. The plague impacted Europe in more ways than just killing about a third of the population. The plague impacted Europe’s social fabric in that it tore people apart in the fight to survive. The church lost the trust of many

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    DEPARTMENT OF VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION FACULTY OF EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF BENIN NIGERIA TOPIC: FISCAL AND PHYSICAL PLANNING OF VOCATIONAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION BY ENAMAYE JACOB MARCH 2013. Introduction Education generally is planned to develop the people in a society‚ In essence proper steps should be taken in the planning process. Nuhu (2007) sees vocational and technical education as that education‚ concerned

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    traders and the people of Benin‚ leading to Portuguese figures depicted in Benin art and furthermore our understanding of cross-cultural encounters in general The plaque under consideration (plate 3.9.1) is of three forward facing warriors‚ dressed in only a lower robe‚ wearing hats sporting flaps at either side‚ looking intently at the viewer. They are carrying either bronze manillas or bracelets conveying the Portuguese trading with them or even the importance of the Benin warrior. They are placed

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    new vice-consul for the Benin river section Captain Henry Gallwey visited Benin and signed a treaty which made Benin a British protectorate‚ but as far as the British were concerned the treaty proved disappointing and by 1896 many British traders and officials were calling for military intervention‚ although the foreign office seemed reluctant to do this. On January 2nd 1897 the acting consul-general of the protectorate James Phillips set off without permission for Benin accompanied by a large armed

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    actions in Benin. The British culture‚ as raised in the text‚ was one of fairness and playing a straight bat. We see this in the text “…the white man landed with plenty of boys‚ but they had no guns or arms to fight with.” The interpretation being that the British had come in peace‚ without bearing arms. However another interpretation could be that even though they did not carry arms‚ they had come in great numbers as a show of force. The text also interprets the Benin natives as

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    slave trade with North Africa caused internal unrest. Question5 The brass plaque in the photo below shows a king of Benin flanked by two attendants. Use the photo to answer the following question: What does this plaque demonstrate about Benin culture? (5 points) Select one: a. Benin culture valued the common people. b. In Benin‚ they used slave soldiers and craftsmen. c. Benin artists were skilled metal workers. d. In Benin‚ the king was all powerful. Question6

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    Now that the poem is well understood‚ there is a need to analyse the painting as well. Wiley‚ the artist of the piece “Napoleon Leading the Army over the Alps”‚ is a contemporary artist who paints African Americans from all over the world‚ often in relation to aristocratic or noblemen paintings of the Classical European period. His models are often from the streets of New York City and are painted in their everyday clothes‚ or whatever they’re just wearing. This process of randomly selecting people

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    pottery heads were made from fired clay. They came from the Nok culture of Nigeria that date from 500BCE-200BCE. I also found the art and history of Benin to be so amazing and advanced. Benin had a great style of art that was quite different from the other regions in the area. They produced many fine bronze and brass heads‚ figurines‚ brass plaques and much more. An interesting part of African art is how it is used to serve specific objectives in each geographic region. Africans believe in

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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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