East Africa Test Review Sheet Key terms and themes: Aksum-empire in ethopia Animist-natural world spirits Bantu speakers-farther south-kikuyu Cushitic speakers-red sea coast aimharat somalians Darfur-middle land between n+s sudan Displacement-forced to be leaving home Djibouti-country in e africa last to gain independence1947 Genocide-to intentionally wipe out a population of people. Guerrilla warfare-ambush style fighting Gum Arabic-sap of acadia tres Used as a binder Hutu-ethnuc
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1: Firm Overview West Lake was established in Toronto‚ Ontario in 1970 as a manufacturer of table lamps. During the next thirty years since its founding‚ West Lake had extended its wholesale line to involve both floor lamps and lighting fixtures. It opened a retail store in Toronto‚ selling a broad line of lighting and some traditional home decor products. In addition‚ it also began its business online and sells its products directly to consumers. Charles Bowman‚ the CEO of West Lake Home Furnishing
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The Birthplace of humanity All people are most likely to be descendents of beings who lived in Africa millions of years ago. Fossils and genetic evidence suggest that both humans and the forest dwelling great apes descended from a common ape like ancestor who lived in Africa 5 to ten million years ago. The earliest known hominids to which humans belong were the australopithecines‚ which emerged about four million years ago. Recently scientists have found Homo habilis fossils in the Caucasus region
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West Indies Yacht Club Resort: When Cultures Collide Jeffrey P. Shay University of Montana In early December 1994‚ Patrick Dowd‚ a 30-year-old management consultant‚ stared out his office window at the snowy Ithaca‚ New York‚ landscape. Dowd reflected on his recent phone conversation with Jim Johnson‚ general manager of the 95-room West Indies Yacht Club Resort (WIYCR)‚ located in the British Virgin Islands. Johnson sounded desperate to pull the resort out of its apparent tailspin and noted
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10. Africa and the International Community The continent of Africa has faced and continues to deal with many problems due to its geography‚ colonialism‚ and economic exploitation. Africa contains roughly 1/3 of the primary commodities in the world‚ yet it is one of the poorest regions. Geography on the African continent is diverse from deserts to rain forests and beaches to mountain ranges. The pure size of the continent and some extreme environments has made it challenging to develop infrastructure
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following entry presents an overview of Ngugi’s career through 2002. See also Ngugi wa Thiong’o Criticism. As a spokesman for his people and a chronicler of Kenya’s modern history‚ Ngugi is widely regarded as one of the most significant writers of East Africa. His first novel‚ Weep Not‚ Child (1964)‚ was the first English-language novel to be published by an East African‚ and his account of the Mau Mau Emergency in A Grain of Wheat (1967; revised‚ 1986) presented for the first time an African perspective
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| Historical places in South Africa Map | | Alberton Heritage Society | Gauteng‚ Alberton | Raise awareness that anything 60+ years is protected under the National Heritage Act. We Identify‚ Preserve and Assist. | | | Castle of Good Hope | Western Cape‚ Cape Town | Built between 1666 and 1679 by the Dutch East India Company (VOC) as a maritime replenishment station‚ the Castle of Good Hope is the oldest surviving colonial building in South Africa. | | | Church Square | Gauteng
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1. Chapter 16: The American West a. The Great Plains i. Indians of the Great Plains 1. In the middle of the 19th century‚ probably around 100‚000 Native American lived in the Great Plains. They were very diverse‚ and were consisted of around 6 linguistic families and at least 30 tribal groupings. The Native Americans were then hurt greatly by the small pox and measles introduced by the Europeans. 2. The Teton Sioux were Native Americans‚ who had lived in the Great Plains. The land in the Great
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Islam and the West: Conflict‚ Democracy‚ Identity Akeel Bilgrami‚ Columbia University This short essay analyzes the deception and self-deception in talk of ‘the clash of civilizations’ and proceeds to diagnose what is wrong in the standard understanding of Islam in the Western media today by looking to the abiding history of colonial relations with Islam down to this day and also looking to the relation between ideals of democracy and the formation of religious identities. The essay closes with some
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When many people hear the word Africa‚ they picture steaming jungles and gorillas. Hollywood films have shrunk the public image of this immense‚ varied continent into a small segment of its actual diversity. To have a more accurate picture of the whole continent‚ however‚ one should remember that there are‚ roughly‚ three Africas‚ each with its distinct climate and terrain and with a style of life suited to the environment. The continent can be divided into the northern desert areas‚ the southeastern
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