HISTORY OF WEST AFRICA Overview The history of West Africa is the long history of human movements‚ incursions‚ displacements‚ intermixtures of peoples‚ and of the impact of these on the beliefs‚ attitudes‚ social and political organization to the peoples West Africa. The history of West Africa can be divided into three major periods: first‚ its prehistory‚ second‚ colonial period‚ in which Great Britain and France controlled nearly the whole of the region and the post-independence era‚ in
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Before 600 CE China changes from Warring States to an empire during the period of Qin and Han dynasty in efforts to unifying and consolidating China. There were similarities in their bureaucracy in the means of enforcing authority and have contributed in innovations on technology‚ but there were differences in political philosophy. Primarily‚ the Chinese states emerge 2200 BCE‚ under the Xia‚ Shang‚ and Zhou Dynasties‚ but fell into the age of warring states. Its unification had vanished and there
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Britain’s Continued Influences in West Africa The main goal of colonialism was to extract the economic benefits for the colonizing empire and England was just that‚ it wanted to exploit the natural resources and established a profitable setting for its settler colonies in Africa. England’s approach of direct rule‚ limited the rights to Africans‚ which affected English rule as well as their post colonial relationships with neighboring countries. With England’s influences in every aspect of African
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There were many continuities for women between 600-1450 such as they were still subordinate to men and were not allowed to be educated but the changes were more significant like their right to divorce was brought upon in this time period along with their ability to gain power through marriage. Women from 600-1450 continued to be ranked under men’s superiority. For centuries women were under men in every way. Religion‚ economy‚ and politics saw women as the lesser of the two sexes. This unfortunately
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Culture of West Africa Geography and climate West Africa includes the western part of the Maghreb (Western Sahara‚ Morocco‚ Algeria and Tunisia)‚ occupies an area of more than 6.14 million km2‚ or about one-fifth of Africa. The vast majority of these lands consist of the plains lying less than 300 meters above sea level‚ although some elevation exists in many countries along the southern coast region. The northern part of the West African semi-arid terrain is made up of known as the Sahel
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diseases. I have seen many claims of natural treatments for everything from the common flu to cancer and even HIV‚ but are any of them real? An article posted on NaturalNews states that shipments of nonosilver were used in the treatment of Ebola in West Africa‚ but what is nonosilver? A declassified document from the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) (declassified in 2009) shown that antimicrobial silver solutions have proven effective at 10 PPM in fighting Ebola and other forms of hemorrhagic fever.
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* Change Analysis Chart Postclassical (600-1450 C.E.) | Basic Features at Beginning of period | Key Continuities | Key Changes | Basic Features at End of Period | Reasons for Change or Continuities | Global Trade What other trading systems existed at the beginning of the period? The Indian Ocean system is a continuity‚ not a change.What about the gold-salt trade? Don’t you mean the Pax Mongolica? | * Trade was very international. * Silk roads linked Eurasia‚ and goods traded hands many
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humanity. The transatlantic slave trade ruined so many lives‚ especially of those who still lived in West Africa‚ the most heavily targeted region to collect slaves‚ and lost family and friends. It also left a sizable mark on West Africa’s economy‚ political system‚ and social structure. Three historians wrote of how big this mark was‚ and whether or not it was helpful or damaging to West Africa. The transatlantic slave trade definitely had a negative effect on West Africa‚ as it hindered the continent’s
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Africa and the Web in 1450-1800: The Atlantic Slave Trade While some places were intricately involved with the Old World Web‚ other places were not as actively involved. Africa was a continent that did not take much part in the web before the 1500s. With a few exceptions of the coastal areas and East Africa which previously expanded the web a little due to interaction via the Indian Ocean; internal Africa still remained unaffected by long distance trades. McNeill points out that “a dangerous disease
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CCOT Cody Tavella P.3 When analyzing the commerce in the Indian Ocean Region from 650 CE to 1750 CE there were many changes and continuities. A significant consistency was the use of the trade routes because the traders and economic groups in the region continued to use the area to complete their transactions of exports and imports. A large change that happened was the increased involvement of the Europeans. Because over time they started to partake in the trading due to their colonizing of
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