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    1986) 41 13 Ibid‚ 48. 14 Crowther M.‚ The Story of Nigeria (London: Faber & Faber‚ 1962) 38 est Topics on Nigerian Economic and Social History (Ile-Ife: University of Ife Press Ltd‚ 1980) 66 29 Willet‚ F.‚ Ife in the History of West African Sculpture (London: Thames & Hudson‚1967) 126 46 Akinyele‚ I. B.‚ Outline of Ibadan History (Lagos: Alebiosu Printing Press‚ 1946) 72. The Three Eras of Taxation in Nigeria 115 50 Hinderer‚ A. M.‚ Seventeen Years in the Yoruba Country (London: Seeley

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    AP World History 1450-1750

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    1450 part C Globalization Spices Sugar was HUGE in America • New Guinea • Arabs were first to take it – med • Europeans wanted it o All they had was honey and fruits • First international mass market product o Capital from Europe/production in America/ African slaves • Sugar Belt • Slave labor o Many Indians died o Many African were resistant to disease o Horrendous conditions o Many Africans in Brazil o Spread t Caribbean • There was Spanish‚ Friend‚ English‚ Dutch

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    Cited: Nzegwu‚ Nkiru. "Iyoba Idia: The Hidden Oba of Benin." JENDA: A Journal of Culture and African Women Studies‚ Issue 9 (2006) Web. 25 Nov. 2012. Stokstad‚ Marilyn‚ and Michael W. Cothren. “Art History”. 4th ed. Upper Saddle River‚ N.J: (Pearson Prentice Hall‚ 2011)‚ 402 to 422. Print. "The Metropolitan

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    Chapter 3 Section 2 Africa in Age of transition 1.-Define Plantation: A large agricultural estate Triangular Trade: A pattern of trade that connected Europe‚ Africa and Asia‚ and the American continents; Middle Passage: The journey of slaves from Africa to the Americas‚ so called because it was the middle portion of the Triangular Trade route 2.-Identify King Alfonso: The greatest kin of Congo. He made friendly relationships with Portugal. Ibo: A society of eastern Nigeria that

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    interesting study was done by Mary R. Laner and Mary H. Benin (2006) of Arizona State University called‚ Bystander Attitudes toward Victims of Violence: Who ’s worth helping? The study examined if there is a difference in gender behavior when it comes to people acting out towards other. Is a woman more willing to help another women or a child before she helps a man? Is a man more willing to help another woman before he helps another man? Laner and Benin conducted their study on when and if people helped

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    Gender in West Africa

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    19th Century‚ Behanzin‚ one of the most renowned kings of Dahomey‚ a country now known as Benin‚ used his army of women to fight the French army because of the invasion of the French settlers in the Dahomey territory‚ which brought resistance. These women‚ called “Amazons‚” fought with exceptional courage and were often considered invincible by their opponents. With the use of Amazons in the kingdom of Benin‚ a significant alteration in the gender roles occurred in the African community. This alteration

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    Museum Museum‚ institution dedicated to helping people understand and appreciate the natural world‚ the history of civilizations‚ and the record of humanity’s artistic‚ scientific‚ and technological achievements. Museums collect objects of scientific‚ aesthetic‚ or historical importance; care for them; and study‚ interpret‚ and exhibit them for the purposes of public education and the advancement of knowledge. There are museums in almost every major city in the world and in many smaller communities

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    Chapter 18 States and Societies of Sub-Saharan Africa ©2011‚ The McGraw-Hill Companies‚ Inc. All Rights Reserved. 1 Effects of Early African Migrations    Bantu-speaking peoples settle south of equator Agriculture‚ herding spreads with Bantu migrations Iron metallurgy ©2011‚ The McGraw-Hill Companies‚ Inc. All Rights Reserved. 2 Cultivation of Bananas   Domesticated in southeast Asia Malay sailors colonize Madagascar‚ 300-500 C.E.    Introduce bananas‚ yams‚ chickens Well-adapted

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    Department of Adult and Non-Formal Education‚ Faculty of Education‚ University of Benin Questionnaire on Literacy Education as a Panacea for Poverty Reduction This study is being carried out by an undergraduate student of the above named department and faculty in the University of Benin. You are requested to please respond honestly to all items. All information provided will be treated in confidence. Instructions; please tick in the space and write where necessary. SECTION A Sex;Male (

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    A Long Way Gone

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    live in peace. Esther She is a nurse at Benin House where Ishmael is taken for rehabilitation. She befriends him and helps him to find himself again. Alhaji He is a young man whom Ishmael befriends when they are both part of the soldiers fighting the rebels. He is as strong and cold as Ishmael in battle‚ but just as in need of re-finding his childhood. Uncle Tommy He takes Ishmael in after he is found in Freetown. Ishmael cannot stay at Benin House forever and he needs family to love

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