1 ! West Africa Kingdoms and the Swahili city states The kingdoms of west Africa and the Swahili city states were both built off the main structural ideas‚ but developed differently into their own way of life. The kingdoms of west Africa traded through camels in the Sahara Desert‚ while the Swahili city states traded by ship on the Indian Ocean. Both the west African Kingdoms and the Swahili city states each shared religious‚ political‚ and economical aspects. The kingdoms of west Africa
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April 2013 The Slavs: East vs. West vs. South When the term “Slav” is mentioned‚ the first people to come to mind are the Russians. We know them by their unique script of writing‚ vodka‚ and are the most populated of all of the ethnic tribes that populated the mountains‚ rivers‚ and plains of Eastern Europe. Although a quintessential people of this continent‚ they differ greatly from many of their brothers and sisters of the same bloodline that also live south and west of them. Russians‚ along with
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Background I will be analyzing the song "Murder to Excellence" by song artists Kanye West and Jay-Z. To begin I will provide background on the song as well as the artists‚ the meaning behind the song‚ and the genre. Secondly‚ I will explain why I chose this song to analyze‚ and what this means to me. Then‚ I will discuss how this fits into my culture and why it’s useful. Lastly‚ I will end with closing thoughts. Kanye West and Jay-Z‚ songwriters‚ producers‚ and icons to keep it brief‚ are not only business
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book “Green Eggs and Ham by Dr.Seuss” by Theodor Geisel has the obvious moral of not judging a book by its cover. The obvious meaning to children would be to try new things. However‚ from an archetypal criticism point of view‚ the story is seen as an allegory/metaphor for “Dante’s Inferno”. Seen with Sam-I-am being a symbol for the guide Dante has the through Hell‚ Virgil. The unnamed character representing Dante himself goes through the different circles of Hell‚ and the green eggs and ham (GEH)
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Trans-Saharan Trade on West Africa | SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE: Describe the role of the trans-Saharan caravan trade in the changing religious and cultural characteristics of West Africa and the influence of Islamic beliefs‚ ethics‚ and law. DO NOT WRITE ON THIS HANDOUT. Read the chart to answer questions on the next page. Impact of Trans-Saharan Trade |[pic] |CALIFORNIA CONTENT STANDARD 7.4.3 |Influence of Trans-Saharan Trade on West Africa
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question is: “What can we learn from them”? Dancing Skeletons: Life and Death in West Africa is a non-fiction book written by Katherine Dettwyler‚ who traveled to the countries of West Africa for her field research for her Ph.D. in nutritional anthropology‚ specializing in infant feeding and child health in Mali‚ West Africa. Among all the chapters in her book‚ Dettwyler touches on very important topics that make the West African societies/cultures what it is today. Economics‚ family size‚ gender‚ social
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INTRODUCTION Since independence‚ West Africa states have maintained close political and economic ties with their former colonial powers. During the colonial era‚ the colonial administrators successfully imposed and impressed their alien pattern and orientation in the socio¬-political and economic affairs of West African countries. West African economic affairs were distorted to an extent that two decades after independence‚ all the countries are very much dependent economically on their former colonial
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America’s Western Frontier The American Old West compromises the history‚ myths‚ legends‚ stories‚ beliefs‚ and cultural meanings that collected around the Western United States in the 1800’s. Most often the term refers to the late 19th century‚ between 1865 to 1900‚ post-Civil war time period. Terms Old West and Wild West relate to life beyond the western frontier. The Wild West appears as a simple romanticized perception of the actual Old West identity‚ which forms numerous characters‚ lifestyles
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rightly regarded as the corner stone of some of the greatest achievements in art and culture of Africa‚ combining both technical and strong aesthetic appeal to their art. Ife community was powerful and a wealthy city state in the early centuries in west Africa. It was a center of trade that was influential interms of trade. It connected extensively with the local and long distance traders which enabled them prosper This made the artist of Ife to be developed and highly naturalistic in their sculpture
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with his Wild West show during 1883-1917‚ which reenacted battles against the Plain Indians. Similarly‚ Robert J. Flaherty distinctly focused on capturing the old ways of the Itivimuits tribe in his 1922 docudrama film‚ Nanook of the North. Under the direction of these two men‚ both types of entertainment were explosively popular across North America and Europe. The creators of these crowd-pleasing forms of entertainment held Native Americans at a high level of admiration. The Wild West shows were
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