The Oxford Handbook of Modern African History Edited by John Parker and Richard Reid Oxford University Press 536pp £95 Colonialism was predicated on the negation of African history or‚ as one of the two editors of this volume‚ John Parker‚ wrote in his African History: A Very Short Introduction (2007): a ‘general European perception [...] that Africa‚ especially Sub-Saharan Africa‚ had no history to speak of’. The emergence of sub-Saharan African history in both western and African universities
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Leif Eriksson Leif Eriksson was the explorer of the millennium. As the leader of Viking expeditions‚ he was the first European to set foot in the New World‚ 500 years before Christopher Columbus. He opened a new land rich with resources for the Vikings to explore. Leif started the first European settlement of Greenland in 985. But for some unknown reason‚ the Vikings only made a few voyages to the New World after Leif. This unfortunately caused his discovery to remain unknown to nearly all
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Scandinavia under the Vikings. The Vikings invented a narrow ship design that promoted speed and maneuverability. The extraordinary advancements of Viking shipwrights and seafarers allowed the Vikings to become more successful than their counterparts in medieval Europe due to their superior building techniques‚ capability to perform different tasks‚ and the speed and maneuverability of their sea vessels. As the population increased and arable land decreased in Scandinavia‚ the Vikings were able to set
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The Vikings after settling in 1000 CE lost most of their Scandinavian culture and abided by normal Western European aristocracy.4 The Viking society faced more instability in reference to their common day civilization because Iceland did not yet have a sovereign state or governing agent. The Visigoth society however did have
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Norse mythology—relative to the Vikings—also mentions the significance of their alleged gods and goddesses. Information and knowledge regarding the significance and expertise of these gods can be acquired from the sagas. Odin (Main Article) As determined through historical studies‚ runes and sagas‚ the Vikings‚ like many ancient and modern civilisations‚ worshipped several gods and goddesses and had unique beliefs of their own. Amongst all of the Viking gods‚ Odin is one of the few‚
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Module 1 Comment on the claims that Nordic and West African people came to the Americas before ColuThe West Africans: The West Africans: As early as the 1920s‚ Leo Weiner‚ the originator of the thoughts that Africans made the journey before Columbus‚ gave evidence to support his ideas. In that specific year‚ he published‚ Africa and the Discovery of the Americas‚ making his points clear to the world. These beliefs and findings were appreciated by few but ignored by many. Eventually‚ historians have
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ENGLISH CIVILISATION Programme I/ Britons and Romans (C.100 BC – AD 409) II/ Saxons‚ Danes and Normans (409 – 1154) III/ Medieval Empire (1154 – 1450) I/ Britons and Romans (C. 100 BC – AD 409) ( Very unstable situation No unity‚ no charismatic leader for the whole country‚ no unification during the 1st century BC‚ before the come of the Romans. Instability politically speaking‚ wars and conflicts. The leaders were warriors‚ hence the fact that the tribes were settled on military
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The ancient Nordic religion has been around since the age of Vikings in the northern regions of the world such as Scandinavia‚ Norway‚ Iceland and surrounding countries. The Norsemen‚ as they were often referred to‚ started out as Germanic tribes who possessed some similarities with the Celts. Ancient Nordic Paganism is a polytheistic religion‚ meaning they believe in a many superior beings much like Hinduism. The Nordic like every other religion have a creation story which is quite similar to
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obvious; cobble these culinary elements together and make a sandwich. Although‚ looking back upon it‚ I can only attribute this particular chance arrangement of sandwich materials to the benevolent hand of some archaic pantheon of gods; perhaps viking. I like vikings. Anyhow‚ I crafted the sandwich to my preference and took a bite. By some happy accident of the cosmos‚ I‚ in my pathetic desperation not to scrounge together some pocket change and walk a block and a half for a slice of sicilian pizza
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author of Beowulf is trying to present a certain message in the poem. The message that can be pulled from Beowulf is that even within a society of thought to be malicious and barbaric‚ there is still room for it to be civilized. When you think of Vikings you don’t necessarily think of a civilized society. In Beowulf‚ the society of that particular era and people is thought to be fighting‚ dangerous and overall barbaric. This assumption is not completely because in the poem‚ the are big into fighting
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