their neighbours. The ancient settlement at Igbo-Ukwu in Eastern Nigeria was an outpost for West African’s long-distance trade routes‚ one of which was the Trans-Saharan trade routes. The main items traded were gold‚ slaves‚ salt‚ cowry shells (the major unit of currency). Others are weapons‚ expensive clothes‚ pepper‚ ivory‚ kola nuts and leather goods. [pic] The arrival of Europeans on the Coast of West Africa undermined the Saharan trade‚ but did not finally finish it until well into the 19th
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From Kirina‚ he pressed on and occupied what was left of ancient Ghana in 1240. Next‚ he turned south west to the gold producing region of Bambuk‚ which he conquered and continued westwards to defeat the king of the Jolof. By the end of his reign‚ Sundiata had extended the frontiers of the small chiefdom of Kangaba to include Ghana and the Western Sahel in the north‚ Upper Senegal and Gambia in the west‚ and the gold-producing regions of Bambuk and Bure in the south‚ and the middle Niger in the east
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Pranab Kumar Mukherjee; born 11 December 1935) is the 13th and current President of India. Mukherjee was born to a Bengali Kulin Brahmin family at Mirati in the Bengal province of British India now in West Bengal. His father was kamada kinkar Mukherjee and his mother was rajlakshmi Mukherjee. Mukherjee attended the Suri Vidyasagar College in Suri (Birbhum)‚ and then affiliated with the University of Calcutta. His hobbies are reading‚ gardening and music. He is Master of Arts degree in Political
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While many places in Sikkim are extremely popular and major tourist attractions‚ there still are numerous destinations that are less explored or totally unexplored. The Khecheopalri Lake in West Sikkim is one of the lesser explored places in the region. Located at a distance of 31 km from Pelling in West Sikkim‚ the Khecheopalri Lake is a sacred place of worship for Buddhists as well as Hindus. Khecheopalri
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Topic: Travi$ Scott Organization: Chronological Specific Purpose: To inform my audience about the successes of Travi$ Scott I. INTRODUCTION: a. Attention Getter: *Sing Travi$ Scott’s initial hook on ‘Antidote.’* Subsequently‚ address the audience if they recognize the lyrics tentatively spoken. b. Relevance: Travi$ Scott‚ born Jacques Webster‚ is a Houston-innate hip-hop artist and producer associated with T.I.’s Grand Hustle and Kanye West’s GOOD Music. c. Credibility Statement: I have respected
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entertainment sectors. It is ranked 31st in the world in terms of GDP (PPP) as of 2009‚ and its emergent‚ though currently underperforming manufacturing sector is the second-largest on the continent‚ producing a large proportion of goods and services for the West African region. Previously hindered by years of mismanagement‚ economic reforms of the past decade have put Nigeria back on track towards achieving its full economic potential. Nigerian GDP at purchasing power parity more than doubled from $170
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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 the West African’s culture. Kids started to attend colonial schools and often would go on to live and work in Europe
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from a Sierra Leonean culture‚ which is a very small country in West Africa will clear up a lot of stereotypical ideas that people believe in. Compare and Contrast Your Cultural Background and Another Cultural Background The culture that I will be comparing in the American Culture‚ where I currently reside‚ and the Sierra Leonean culture where I am originally from. Sierra Leone is a very small country in the continent of West Africa. The area of the United States is America is 9‚372‚610 sq
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Did the end of the Cold War make Europe more or less secure? In the late 1940’s Europe was divided into two separate blocs. The Cold War for Europe was illustrated by the existence of two opposed camps across a divided Germany. The end of the Cold War in 1989 and the reunification of Germany in 1990 brought about a transformation in the European security environment unrecognisable from that which had existed five years earlier. The system of two militarized blocs ceased to function. The Warsaw
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the Appalachian Mountains for more than 1‚000 miles.” It includes all of West Virginia and parts of 12 other states: Alabama‚ Georgia‚ Kentucky‚ Maryland‚ Mississippi‚
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