under terrible conditions”. From the 1500-1700‚ slave trade started in the region of Africa‚ specifically in Swahili. Slavery was an inhumane act. It was truly barbaric and constantly controlling a person’s life‚ what they eat‚ sleep or if they were sold or bought‚ was vicious. The slaves were used and thrown away like garbage. As mentioned above‚ following along it was from the Swahilis where it all started and there was wide involvement from the Portuguese and Comoro Archipelago to Lamu Archipelago
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Wonders of the African World (The Swahili Coast)‚ and Man‚ God and Africa. In the documentary‚ Wonders of the African World‚ Henry Gates‚ Jr. travels along the Swahili Coast and examines its people and culture. The Swahili people share many characteristics from African and Arabic cultures. The most popular religion along the Swahili Coast is Islam. Swahili Islam is predominantly Sunni. Islam is not only a religion for the Swahili people‚ but also a way of life. Most Swahili people accept beliefs from
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surge of racism. What intrigued me the most throughout this movie is creation of the life with the Swahili natives. It fascinates me that this race was created due to the integration of the Arab man with the African woman and that their culture is most influenced by Islam. Also the fact that in America if you see someone with dark skin people usually automatically characterize them as black. In Swahili that’s not the case‚ these people are Arab‚ Persian‚ African and or black and the people there do
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The challenge this week was related to the good ol’ standardized testing. This year I was assigned to test the group of students that are placed in the class of newcomers‚ as in having been in the school for 2 months or less. Oh my! These students have never participated in a standardized test‚ so it was not only their first experience on a multi-hour test‚ but also at the same time it was my first experience testing brand new students in the school. Challenges went from bubbling all the answers
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The Effects of Pictures on Learning Vocabulary Hossein Maskani Hakim Sabzevari University Abstract This research explored the effects of pictures on learning new vocabularies. Learning vocabulary is one of the most important components of any languages and we attempted to represent a way to learn new words more effectively and easily. This study compared the learning words through pictures and paired with translated equivalents. Our experiment on learning and recalling English words shows that there
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Study Guide 1. What are the indirect fctors spread by trade? Many indirect factors were spread by trade. Trade became the vehicle for the spread of religious ideas‚ technological innovations‚ disease-bearing germs‚ and plants and animals to regions far from there places of origin. Trade also shaped a lot of societies‚ whether it was politically‚ structurally‚ or economically. Economically it often altered consumption‚ for example enabling West Africans to import scarce salt‚ necessary for human
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Organized Week 9 Presentation Notes Lumumba Shabaka Perception of origin Swahili emphasized distinctivesness Swahili means “coasters” in Arabic Claiming Persian & Arab descent Uungwana (civilized) ways Swahili architecture emerged suddenly along with Muslim religion in 11 & 12 cent‚ supposedly no local archetypes Ustaaarabu (Arabness): used Arab script‚ Arab names‚ etc. 1980s: Neville Chittick & Mark Horton challenge this sudden rise; World System Linkage Egyptian‚ Arab‚
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beneficiaries might have had.”1 [Islam’s Black Slaves‚ p. 159] I will explain the delicacies of the trade agreements of the Yao‚ Kilwa-based Swahili Trade Lineage‚ and of the Zanzibari Indian Trading Lineage. After taking control of Kilwa in the mid-1780s‚ Oman transferred the bulk of the slave and ivory trade there.2 [Islam’s Black Slaves‚ p. 146] The Swahili Trading Lineage of Kilwa were pleased‚ as it leveled the playing field and enabled trade to be profitable for everyone of the area. If you
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__culture___________ throughout the region. In time‚ as more people settled along the coast‚ they‚ too‚ would become traders. 4. The Rise of Kingdoms Swahili: Swahili means of the coast in Arabic. The Arabs and many other traders have been coming to east part of Africa for many years. The mix of Bantu and Arabic languages brought the Swahili language. The people there are mostly Muslim. Great Zimbabwe: The Bantu migrations resulted in the growth of
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also spread. In Document 3‚ it shows that traders who came to the Swahili Coast to trade stayed there for a couple of months before returning home. Because of this‚ the traders would share their cultures‚ languages and religions with the native people who lived there. Over time‚ trade had a lasting effect on the Swahili Coast. The Swahili language today has some Arabic and Indian words in the language. Most people who are Swahili today also practice Islam as their religion. This would all never have
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