INTRODUCTION Trade across the Sahara goes back at least one thousand years before the beginning of our period- perhaps many thousands of years. People often speak and write of ‘Africa South of the Sahara’ as if the Sahara was a frontier that divided Africa. On the contrary‚ the Sahara‚ at all periods‚ has provided highways for Africans to cross; it is more of a bridge than a barrier‚ even though there is a sharp drop both in altitude and life-supporting conditions from the Atlas into the Sahara
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physical anthropologist Katherine A. Dettwyler‚ Dettwyler conducts a first hand study also known as ethnography in Mali which is located in West Africa. Dettwyler’s book consists of written information of her ethnography in places in Mali such as Macina‚ Bamako‚ and Timbuktu. Dettwyler writes in her book about the CARE health projects in the villages located around Macina in northern Mali. In this essay I will be discussing the goals of the CARE health projects and the methods used by them. I will also
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Caught in the storm is story detailing the clash between traditional African culture and the imposed European culture in Mali. During the eighteenth century Europeans started to impose their traditions and styles of life in West Africa. This sometimes caused problems within the community of the people. People started to behave european like‚ studied languages of their colonial rulers. This story highlights the struggles of the people that was cuased by the intervantion of the Europeans with
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Africa Before European Arrival People of the early African kingdoms were able to create successful trade routes with Europe and Asia‚ become very wealthy from conquering and gaining land‚ and were able to have a strong central government. All of this was done before the Europeans had reached Africa. Trade flourished on the East African coast‚ especially when trading was established with India and Arabia. African kingdoms were prosperous‚ because of their success with not only trading but also
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The empire of Mali began as a small Malinke kingdom in Western Africa. The empire flourished from 1240 to 1500 AD but the empire did not become very important until after 1235 AD. The investigation of cultures and exploring each of these African empires are crucial for understanding the past. The Malian empire was located in Sub-Saharan Western Africa from the Atlantic Ocean to present-day Niger. The caliphate traded salt‚ gold‚ limestone‚ granite and other items‚ all of which are very common to
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been trained as midwife and attended childbirths in Mali the birthing house and lingering smells were second nature and did not affect her being able to do her job. Kris however had to hold herself back because she had not experienced a birth in her lifetime. Even if she had she would not have experienced what Monique was accustomed to. Births in America take place in a fully equip and sterilized facility free of body fluids and rancid smells. In Mali‚ however all these women have are a mud hut‚ concrete
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50% of Mali’s population is under 15 years old and the literacy rate is 46.4%. The majority of the country can read and writing. Mali gdp is $12.04 billion ‚ they don’t have many resources‚ they are also a landlocked
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people (doc. #3). In 1235 Mali had begun to grow a while after the Kingdom expanded the Mali Empire and was twice the size of the Ghana Empire the Ghana Empire slowly started to weaken. He was looked at different because of his generosity he shared gold with officer of the court. There was no man that was part of any office that did not receive gold from him. (pg.373) He died in 1255 and a next ruler was Muslim Mansa Musa was skilled with military leading just like Mali. (doc. #4). A Moroccan traveler
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Complex Society in the Malian Empire Examples of complex society can be described and referenced in many ways‚ shapes or forms. However‚ when defining a certain society as “complex‚” one must follow two loose guidelines that should trace the vague foundations of any thriving civilization. Therefore‚ it is generally agreed upon that the civilization in question must have a large‚ easily identifiable population (the larger‚ the more complex)‚ and that it must have a clear division of labor. Every
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Guided Reading Chapter 13 Terms: 1. Tropics- Areas with high humidity and temperatures 2. Monsoons- an overflow of water from rivers 3. Ecosystems- communities of living things within a certain climare 4. Bilad al-sudan- West African Jewish communities who were connected to known Jewish communities from the Middle East‚ North Africa‚ or Spain and Portugal. 5. Dhow - any of various types of sailing vessels used by Arabs on the east African‚ Arabian‚ and Indian coasts‚ generally
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