I. Race and Gender A. Ibn Battuta’s Mali (1352) B. Michel Montaigne’s Of Cannibals (1575) C. Sor Juana Inez de la Cruz’s The Poet’s Answer to the Most Illustrious Sor Filotea De La Cruz (1691) D. Lady Mary Montague’s The Turkish Embassy Letters E. Mary Wollstonecraft’s Chapter 13 from A Vindication of the Rights of Woman II. Explanation A. The readings listed above are all pertinent to either race or gender. What sets these apart‚ though‚ is the overall tone of the authors. All of these
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Chapter 7: Assesssments 1. CONTRASTING How were matrilineal societies different from patrilineal societies? Matrilineal societies where the societies in which descent is traced through the mother‚ while patrilineal societies where the ones in which descent is traced through the father. 2. NAMING From where does much of our knowledge of early African societies come? What traveler is known for his recorded descriptions of African societies? Much of our knowledge about early African societies come
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The age of Imperial Encounters marked a time period where cultures were connected and new perspectives were formed through exploration. No other explorer in this period of time caught the attention of the public as much as Mungo Park. Park’s travels represented not only exploration‚ but also imperialistic adventures‚ which he portrayed through his famed books and created a new perspective of the interior of Africa. Park‚ after growing up to be a physician‚ made two voyages to the interior of Africa
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Discuss Adichie’s characterisation of Odenigbo and his significance in the the novel. A. What are the main characteristics of the character? Personality intellectual‚ bold‚ bravado‚ unafraid to voice his opinion‚proud. professor‚ confident‚ When first introduced‚ Odenigbo is portrayed as a confident mathematics professor at the University of Nigeria with a swaggering display of bravado and pride; often inviting other intellectuals and colleagues over to his house to debate and discuss social issues and
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Disrupted by internal wars between bickering nobles. 1. Invented in the 1450s‚ the quadrant allowed a more precise measurement of: A) Distance. B) Direction. C) Longitude. D) Latitude. 2. Descriptions of Timbuktu in the fourteenth century refer to it as a(n): A) Military outpost in the kingdom of Ghana. B) Barren and inhospitable location in the Sahara. C)
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expository paragraph‚ I will be illustrating how and why Timbuktu became such an important city for the empire Mali. In the these three paragraphs‚ I will be illustrating Timbuktu being conquered‚ Mali the empire‚ and why Timbuktu became an important city for Mali. To start it off‚ I will be analyzing Timbuktu’s important history and some famous empires who’ve conquered Timbuktu. Timbuktu was founded in the 11th century by the Kel Tamasheq. Timbuktu became part of the Mali empire around the early 14th
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Malian Empire The empire of Mali‚ in western Africa‚ started in about 1240. The empire is also called the Malingo Empire and Manden Kurufa. The empire was founded by the Malinke people led by Sundiata. During his reign‚ he developed the city of Timbuktu. The city became the center of trade and culture in the empire. After Sundiata’s death‚ Mansa Musa became emperor of Mali in 1307. Mansa Musa was a devout Muslim. His pilgrimage to Mecca‚ one of the Five Pillars of Islam‚ introduced Mali to the world
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Mansa Musa’s greatest accomplishments as the building of Timbuktu into a thriving and intellectual city. On this note‚ McKay et.al‚ offer the follow account. Timbuktu began as an campsite for desert of nomads. Mansa Musa attracted merchants and traders from North Africa and other parts of the Mediterranean world to Timbuktu. They not only offered money and goods‚ but cosmopolitan attitudes and ideas to contribute to Timbuktu. Once Timbuktu was developed it became a learning center for scholars like
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Songhai‚ Africa The Songhai Empire‚ also known as the Songhay Empire‚ was a state located in western Africa. From the early 15th to the late 16th century‚ Songhai was one of the largest Islamic empires in history. This empire bore the same name as its leading ethnic group‚ the Songhai. Its capital was the city of Gao‚ where a Songhai state had existed since the 11th century. Its base of power was on the bend of the Niger River in present day Niger and Burkina Faso. The Songhai state has existed
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2005‚ the brave Kira Salak decides to travel up the Niger river alone‚ in a kayak. The book “600 Miles to Timbuktu”‚ by Kira Salak it tells all about her adventure. She started in Malain and had to go all the way to Timbuktu. The day she wanted to leave a major thunderstorm hits. Thunder booms and lightning streaks the sky. But no matter what the weather‚ she was going to make it to Timbuktu. Another event that happened during this long trip was‚ as Salak was traveling the calm river‚ the weather
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