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    In this essay I am going to discuss a significant individual who had made is mark in African American history. This person goes by the name Mansa Musa. During the fourteenth century the emperor of Mali, Mansa Musa achieved greatness through so many of his actions. His contributions to Africa and to Mali are so widespread that he is known throughout the word.. Writers recorded Musa’s actions more than any other ruler meaning that Mansa Musa must have been an important king. Musa was even…

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    same result, such as The Scramble for Africa, The South African diamond rush, and European imperialism in Asia. These imperialist nations feign idealism, convincing us of their selflessness, while being exploitive of other country’s resources for their own benefit. Indeed, the true motive for imperialism has always been driven by economic,…

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    Silk Road Mongols

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    support themselves. An example of a pastoral society is the mongols. In the 3rd wave of civilization pastoral societies took charge. The mongols gave rise to the largest land based empire in human history. Chinggis Khan came from humble beginnings but took over the mongols leading the mongols to success. Similar to the roman empire expansion the mongols had to plan or blue print they just went with their own momentum. The mongols had no significant advantage. They still took over most of asia…

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    Ghana Empire Essay

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    The empire on Ghana existed from c. 750-1076. The Ghana empire was located in what is now Southeastern Mauritania, Western Mali, and Eastern Senegal which is on the Northwest coast of Africa. The Ghana empire was one of the first empires on the Northwest coast of Africa to rise in that area. Ghana began in the eighth century when there was a little change in the economy. There was an spectacular shift in the economy of the Sahel area. The south area of the Sahara allowed more condense states to…

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    taking over the world. The United States of America, Great Britain, and the Soviet Union fought against them. Many people know of historical events that occurred in Europe and the Pacific but do not know of events that occurred in Africa. A lot of Africans fought in world war two along with the colonial leaders, some were overtaken are in control by the axis powers other by the Allies. Franklin Delano Roosevelt, president of the United States, felt as if he had an otherworldly leaders needed…

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    Humanity: Imperialism in the Modern Age In the rise of the modern era during the twentieth century, the state of the British Empire began to experience a rather extreme identity crisis due to the growing distaste for imperialism between the many colonial ties that started to question the validity of the relationship to its “Mother Country.” These tensions within the empire that arose due to British colonialism caused colonies to push for a more independent status from their English ties, thus…

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    cotton, and gum (for paper). Because of cheap African labor, these materials were easily acquired. These materials could spark a financial boom in…

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    era that created the largest and influential empire of that millennium. Their empire reached all the way to Eastern Europe and it was the Mongols that brought regions together into a single interacting network. The Comparing and contrasting of two expansive cultures will provide us with a better understand of how their connection pushed us into the global integration of the modern era. The Mongols had a very different approach to controlling their empire…

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    In 1763, British Empire won the war against the French Empire in North of America and concluded the Treaty of Paris. However, despite the victory, the Empire was in a really bad shape. Indeed, the war was really expensive and the government decided to increase the taxes on colonies in order to recover the debts. This increased tensions among the colonies leading to several meeting like the First Continental Congress. Following the latter, they took several decisions but it was not enough.…

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    European Colonization

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    colonization with the discovery of the coast of the African. The Eastern world are increasing, and the American continent is discovered and explored. This first settlement movement led to the formation of the great Spanish and Portuguese maritime empires, as well as later taken possession of the English and French (North America, counters on the spice route ...). The operating system of these colonies is essentially called the Triangular Trade. The…

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