African and Caribbean music/drumming Studies have shown that Africa is a vast continent and its regions and nations have distinct musical traditions. The music of North Africa for the most part has a different history from sub-Saharan African music traditions. The music and dance forms of the African diaspora‚ includes African-American music and many Caribbean genres like soca‚ calypso and zouk. There are many Latin American music genres like the flamenco‚ samba‚ rumba‚ salsa; and other clave
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lose all its current allies and it would very unlikely that they receive any help from France against the war. The arguments for independence‚ such as Britain disrespecting the freedom of the colonies or Britain not being allowed to govern a whole continent‚ doesn’t say if they will affect the colonies’ prosperity in the long run. The arguments for independence only discuss why Britain shouldn’t be controlling the colonies meanwhile the arguments against independence discuss why declaring independence
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these societies were just as advanced as their European counterparts such as Spain. North America‚ an unknown continent to the rest of the world until 1492‚ thrived for centuries on its own with its advancements and discoveries in technology‚ like the irrigation system‚ languages‚ such as Algic‚ and religions created by native people and practiced by countless tribes within the continent. Even with little connection to others outside of their tribes‚ the people of North America were able to create
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Berlin Conference (European Nations Divide African Continent) Until 1884‚ almost 80% of Africa remained under traditional control‚ yet numerous imperialist leaders were eyeing the nation‚ in awe of its abundance of natural resources such as salt and its overall opportunity for commerce. Imperialist powers saw Africa as a way to show their power‚ harbor their navy ships and spread Christianity. Most countries in Africa were not strong enough to fend away most opposers they faced‚ and the stronger
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Fact Sheet: Climate Change in Australia Over Millions of years The Ice Age – The Cryogenian Period (850-630 million years ago) Even though there wasn’t ice everywhere when the ice age occurred‚ Australia and the rest of the continent were majorly affected by ice glaciers (known as bulldozers). Due to the environment being very cold and the outskirts of the glaciers turning into artic deserts‚ glaciers preserved the fossils of various plants and animals. Based on this fossil evidence‚ it is proven
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America transformed from a British colonial possession‚ into an affluent world power that controlled territory from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and governed a region stretching nearly 1‚500 miles north to south. Rapid ascendancy on the continent raises the obvious question: How did America expand so vastly so quickly? Focusing on three key factors can answer the
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In the book “Common Sense” by Thomas Paine‚ he explains about how the American colonies were brutally affected by the rule of British government. He argues about the American independence from the British. He starts by differentiating the government and the society. According to Thomas Paine‚ the main role of the government is to protect “the life‚ liberty and pursuits of happiness” of the people. If the government fails to do so‚ the people have the right to overthrow the government. He is completely
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from the continent‚ then we would all be either nonexistent‚ or living in unlivable‚ extremely crowded‚ filthy‚ disgusting places for the duration of our lives. First‚ making contact with Native Americans in 1492‚ Christopher Columbus had no idea he had discovered the Americas. After this first contact‚ more and more Europeans ventured over the Atlantic to seek their fortunes in the New World. From that point on‚ the influences of the differing cultures were experienced on both continents; one example
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ancient times. Jared Diamond explains that the reason for this revolves around geographic luck‚ to be more specific; the shapes of the continents‚ steel‚ horses and writing are primary sources to why the modern world is so unequal and leads to certain countries having advantages and other’s disadvantages. To start of‚ Jared Diamond explores the shapes of the continents and how that could have impacted the progress of human
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PAKISTAN AFFAIRS STUDY PLAN Study Area – I: Evolution of Muslim Society in the Sub-Continent 2007 – Critically evaluate the contribution made by missionaries in the growth of Muslim society in the Sub-continent of Indo-Pak. 2006 – Describe the most notable feature of Muslims in India in the light of their monotheistic religion and egalitarian social structure. 2005 – Summarize the political scene of the sub continent at the opening of the eighteenth century. 2004 – Analyze the factors responsible for
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