Before the arrival of Europeans‚ African empires‚ kingdoms‚ and cities were very wealthy‚ well educated‚ and had protection. Key Evidence & Support The gold and salt trade. Kingdom of Ghana gaining power and wealth‚ Mansa musa and his generosity. Benin figures were considered wonders; Leo Africanus described the well educated men in Timbuktu. Ibn Battuta writes about Mali’s no mercy to unjust people and their complete security. Group 1 Arab scholar‚ Al-Bakri writes about the ancient Ghana kingdoms
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3 October 2013 A Confident Black Man Dudley Felker Randall born in Washington‚ D.C.‚ January 14‚ 1914. The Randall’s moved to Detroit when Dudley was nine years old. Randall’s earliest recollection of composing a poem was when his mother took him to a band concert. Randall ’s poetry is illustrated by simplicity and realism. Randall’s date of birth was January 14‚ 1914 in Washington D.C. He was the son of Arthur George Clyde a (Congressional Minister)‚ and Ada Viola a teacher Randall. Randall’s
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remarkable Terra cotta pottery heads were made from fired clay. They came from the Nok culture of Nigeria that date from 500BCE-200BCE. I also found the art and history of Benin to be so amazing and advanced. Benin had a great style of art that was quite different from the other regions in the area. They produced many fine bronze and brass heads‚ figurines‚ brass plaques and much more. An interesting part of African art is how it is used to serve specific objectives in each geographic region.
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Essay Question Dayja Grays Period 4 12-7-12 The African empires‚ kingdoms‚ and cities had many great achievements before the arrival of the Europeans. African empires‚ kingdoms‚ and cities were very successful with trading and social structure. The kingdom of Ghana gained control over the trans-Saharan gold and slat trade (doc. #2).Ancient Ghana was a very complex empire it had many characteristics of a powerful nation needed as if of today’s nation. The empires wealth was based on the
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Compare and contrast the Indian ocean (Swahili city-states)‚ trans-Saharan (Sudanic states)‚ and silk road trade routes. III. Kingdoms of the Grasslands A. Introduction 1. Three coasts – Atlantic‚ Indian‚ savanna on edge of Sahara 2. Edge of desert 1. Gold found 2. Camels improved trade a. Sahel – grassland belt – best place to live – centers of trade 3. African states emerge as trade intermediaries 4. Location makes them open to droughts and attack 5. 10th century
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· Senegambia were there enemies they were Muslims · Missionary efforts were made to convert the rulers of Benin‚ Kongo‚ and other African kingdoms · Kongo ruler‚ Nzinga Mvembra and his family converted‚ with the help of Portuguese advisors and missionaries‚ brought the whole kingdom to Christianity · Images of Portuguese soldiers and traders began to appear in the bronzes of Benin and they carved ivory sculptures of the other African people · Luanda became the basis for Portuguese colony
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returning the stolen artifacts and to address the artifacts already stolen and currently housed in museums and archives allover the world. Some of the more disputed artifacts include the Greeks “Elgin Marbles” currently in British possession‚ the “Benin Bronzes” currently in British possession‚ the Egyptian “Rosetta Stone” currently in British possession‚ and the Egyptian “Bust of Nerfertiti” currently held in Germany. These countries have been able to maintain possession based upon various debated reasons
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Chapter 8 – African Civilizations and the Spread of Islam •The spread of Islam in Africa linked its regions to the outside world through trade‚ religion‚ and politics •States like Mali and Songhai are built on military power and dynastic alliances •Parts of sub-Saharan Africa entered into the expanding world network; many others remained isolated •Christianity and Islam sometimes influenced political and cultural development Empires of the Western Sudan (West/Northwest Africa) th th Ghana:
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of fair mindedness. What is illustrious and noble in a tradition that pillage‚ravage‚steal‚kills‚and destroyed other people culture and tradition to build an evil and infamous empire?when will the thieving perfidious bastards return the stolen BENIN BRONZES IN THEIR MUSEUM‚ FILLED WITH LOOTED TREASURES FROM AROUND THE GLOBE. What is illustrious and noble in an empire that deliberately committed act of Holocaust by deliberately starving 6-7 million Indians to death as reported and quoted
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HISTORY OF MODAKEKE Modakeke is a town in Osun State‚ South West Nigeria‚ with a population of close to three hundred thousand people.The Modakekes are also known as the "Akoraye" and have a history of valor at war and are prosperous farmers. With the fall of the Oyo Empire to the Fulani‚ the Yoruba kingdom was thrown into confusion and the inhabitants of the Old Oyo were dispersed and started new settlements all around Yoruba land.Fleeing southwards in search of new abodes after the fall of the
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