was the function of the griot in sub-Saharan African culture? The function of the griot in sub-Saharan African Culture was to transfer cultures through oral communication. They were West African professional singers and storytellers that told oral traditions including stories‚ histories‚ and epics‚ they were considered a repository of oral traditions. 2. Why were bananas and camels so significant in early African history? What do they represent? How did they change the way people lived? The introduction
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From every bite of our meal‚ there is always a repercussion to our Mother Nature. Global warming is from the greenhouse gases that has been a significant concern to our daily lives. The high temperature record number keeps increasing while the low temperature record number keeps decreasing ever since the industrial revolution prospered (Macmillan). The influence of global warming is slowly affecting the food production by the greenhouse gases emitted from animal farm production‚ thus‚ leading to
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Using appropriate examples‚ discuss the implications of HIV and AIDS on development in Sub – Saharan Africa. HIV and AIDS is a critical issue for development in Sub – Saharan Africa because of the scale of HIV infection and the numbers of deaths that occur in the main productive and reproductive age group 15-49 year olds (Jackson‚ 2002). The Ministry of Health and Child Welfare (2004) donates that the epidemic has caused and is continuing to cause untold suffering among those infected with the
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During the period 1450 CE to 1750 CE‚ many changes and continuities can be seen to have happened in the religious beliefs and practices in Sub-Saharan Africa‚ located in the Atlantic Region and the Indian Ocean Region. Sub-Saharan Africa went through many cultural reforms from 1450 CE to 1750 CE‚ there were changes like an increase in religions‚ Christianity and Islam‚ and the balancing of polygamy because of the distorted gender ratios due to the slave trade. Although continuities seen were that the
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Half of these people‚ living in Sub-Saharan Africa‚ survive on below $2.00 a day. On the other hand‚ the income inequality that arrived with the advent of the industrial revolution has been steadily increasing in most developing and developed nations (UN‚ 2016). While it is tempting to think that the two completely correlate with each other‚ Dr. Sachs argues otherwise. Poverty in places like Sub-Saharan Africa is‚ he says‚ not because of rising income inequality or globalization
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Giraffes live primarily in savanna areas in the sub-Saharan region of Africa Giraffes can be found in central‚eastern and southern Africa Some giraffes live in the zoo to. Giraffe are browsers and mainly eat buds on trees‚ shrubs and leaves They also eat herbs‚ climbers and vines‚ and prefer flowers and fruit when in season Acacia leaves and shoots form the bulk of a giraffe’s diet in most areas. Giraffes have more than one stomach Giraffes are ruminant Giraffes have four stomachs and the
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develop. In the early stages of the HIV/AIDS crisis‚ the effect of the virus was ubiquitously debilitating across the developed and underdeveloped nations‚ yet as they began to find treatments the developed countries have disproportionally benefited from HIV/AIDS treatment.
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Geoffrey A. Smith Poli. Sci. 7 section #3053 Prof. Melvin Aaron June 31 2012 Sub-Saharan Africa: A Threat to Global Stability Still recovering from malicious colonialism‚ the southern half of Africa has incurred several other factors contributing to the regions underdevelopment. The southern half has a general inability to contain AIDS‚ corruption‚ and war in the region. Racism is still prevalent‚ there are dire food shortages‚ and to add‚ there is mounting debt in almost every country in
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Smart phone Outlook in Sub Saharan Africa: 2010 marks the beginning of change Broadband penetration remains dismally low in Sub Saharan Africa. According to Frost & Sullivan‚ broadband penetration in Sub Saharan Africa was less than 4%. DSL access has stalled before it could actually take off and while fibre deployment is growing‚ albeit slowly‚ widespread access is not expected to take off in another 10 years. In comes wireless access. Most countries in Africa have mobile network geographic
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the Cold War and World War II many changes took place all across the world. The catalyst for Sub-Saharan Africa reshaping its national identity was Ghana becoming emancipated from British rule in 1957. The national identity for a country or even a region is tied in with that particular area’s overall success. Ghana and Kenya were greatly impacted by this new forming identity. In order to make Sub-Saharan Africa a better place some things were required to change and others were allowed to continue
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