affects climate (higher= cooler= shorter growing period)‚ grasslands cover East Africa‚ enough rivers b. Mali in Western Sudan had a king who had a cabinet. Mansa Musa was the king who spread this kingdom’s wealth on his pilgrimage to Mecca. Great Zimbabwe had a ruling elite who controlled the economy. Mainly kingdoms (includes Benin‚ Kongo‚ Ethiopia) c. Mali was Muslim; it stimulated trade. Expansion of commercial contacts. Indigenous religions were not exclusive
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globalization. Business organizations are pressured and challenged by these phenomena while striving for their business success or even their survival. Competitive Intelligence (CI) emerges as one of the measures for companies to face the competitive environments more effectively. CI is both a process and a product. As a process‚ CI is the set of legal and ethi- cal
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outward from conflicts now underway involving groups in Libya and Nigeria; their members are likely to flee into the sandy expanse that covers much of Africa above the equator‚ as happened after French forces tried to wipe out extremists in northern Mali in
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be played with bare hands. Use of the djembe dates back to the Mali Empire(the dominant political unit in West Africa from the thirteenth to fifteenth century). Its people‚ the Malinke and the Susu‚ used it during the celebration of sacred and secular events. The djembe’s most famous use is by the region’s West African hybrid of historians and musicians who accompany their tales with music‚ particularly about the founder of the Mali Empire. The djembe eventually spread throughout West Africa and
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TM Democracy index 2011 Democracy under stress A report from the Economist Intelligence Unit www.eiu.com Democracy Index 2011 Democracy under stress The Economist Intelligence Unit’s Index of Democracy 2011 Democracy under stress This is the fourth edition of the Economist Intelligence Unit’s Democracy index. It reflects the situation as of the beginning of December 2011. The first edition‚ published in The Economist’s The World in 2007‚ measured the state of democracy in September
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three empires-Ghana‚ Mali‚ and Songhaibecame wealthy and powerful by controlling the gold and salt trade. Between 1000 and 1500‚ cities on Africa’s east coast also gained wealth and power through trade. I Directions: The following question is based on the accompanying documents in Part A. As you
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participated in trade‚ there were several changes. Changes in trade include development of the Indian Ocean trade network around 800 CE‚ exchange of Islam during Arab invasions in the 8th century‚ and the creation of new kingdom and empires such as the Mali empire during the 13th century. To begin‚ trade routes that African and Eurasian societies utilized changed as well as continued from 300 to 1450 CE. The Mediterranean Sea trade network continued from 300 to 1450 CE and was very prominent in North
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Dear Antoinette‚ It is a joyous year in 1312! My dearest friend as you know Mansa Musa is emperor he is very knowledgable and I have learned to read and write Arabic. Something peculiar has happened‚ Mansa Musa has been so courteous as to give our enemies a chance to live! We call them slaves and they do whatever you tell them to! They are fairly less then I would expect and the Northerners seem to enjoy them very much‚ Our country has become very rich indeed! If you ever need money you only need
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Mansa Musa was the leader of Mali and used his wealth and power to his advantage. He completed the 5th pillar of Islam‚ the journey to Mecca‚ with over 60‚000 people with him‚ 12‚000 being slaves. Mansa Musa was a king whose goals were to show off his wealth and power on the journey to Mecca‚ convert people to Islam‚ establish trade partners while being charitable‚ and earn himself a good reputation for those that had not heard of him. Mansa Musa had many goals to accomplish on his Hajj. Perhaps
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