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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stereotypes placed on Africans and their country. Africa embodies many different cultures‚ that many other countries are unfamiliar with. For instance‚ in America because we are more industrialized‚ we classify Africa as an undeveloped country. We learn at an early age that many slaves were exported from this country‚ and respectively‚ in my opinion‚ that has shaped the country tremendously. Countries around the world possess many negative and positive qualities in their daily encounters in life. These qualities
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P1 Central African Republic Manova - Gounda St Floris National Park SCI 230 Axia College Jeanette Konesko December 13‚ 2009 P2 Manovo-Gounda St.Floris National Park is a national park and UNESCO World Heritage Site located in the Central African Republic prefecture Bamingui-Bangoran‚ near the Chad border. It was inscribed to the list of World Heritage Sites in 1988 as a result of the diversity of life present within
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Exhibition Review Throughout the course of African history there has been a significance contribution to the art of the different cultures. After reading and studying about various regions and cultures the similarities and differences all seem to link to a fascinating group of people. Exploring different groups of objects and cultures broadened my knowledge of particular traditions within the African culture. Visiting an actual exhibition contributed to a deeper level of understanding with the
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African philosophy has been defined as philosophy in light terms. It has faced many struggles based on being defined as is‚ however it may be known that African philosophy is genuine philosophy. In the following paragraphs‚ it shall be discussed as too how African philosophy is genuine philosophy through comparing philosophy and African philosophy. The issue of transmission of philosophy shall be highlighted as well as the nature of African philosophy and philosophy. To discuss and present arguments
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These were poorly built‚ overpopulated and were in a terrible state. Even now‚ there are bitter reminders of their efforts to centralise the African communities in to big cities. They had been that way for millennia since the land hadn’t supported large populations and that living in villages had meant that the spread of disease was minimal. If a village got it‚ it would remain a local issue and they would deal with it (or simply all die without a trace) but by concentrating them all in to cities
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A Description of My Home Village/City I live in St. Louis Missouri in the United States. I actually live in a suburb of St. Louis called St. Peters. It is about a twenty five minute drive to downtown St. Louis. Missouri is the state right in the middle of the United States. There are about six million people living in Missouri‚ and around 400‚000 people living in St. Louis. St. Louis is a very diverse city. We have many people from different cultures from all around the world living here. We have
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cultural influence on the artist. Analyzing it from that context allows the viewer to receive a history lesson as well as enjoy the work for a variety of other reasons. I had zero knowledge about African
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As a result of the British motives of spreading Christianity‚ most Igbo people lost their faith in their native religion and the African traditional society eventually fell apart. To accomplish their purpose of altering the beliefs of the natives of Mbanta‚ several white missionaries tried to influence the villagers by claiming that “[They] have been sent by this great God to ask you to leave your wicked ways and false gods and turn to Him so that you may be saved when you die” (Achebe 145). The
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Taking a glimpse into the lives of natives from the Ibo society in Africa‚ including villages such as Umuofia‚ the high regard which is held for traditions is quite evident. It was a way of life. Religion was something that was taken very seriously‚ regarded as sacred; it helped define many of their customs. These customs were undoubtedly understood throughout the village‚ and followed without question. With this kind of structured society the specific outcome for any turn of events was made clear
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