Bantu

The central region of Africa, which is now known as areas like Burundi, Rwanda, and Uganda, was previously (before Belgium colonization) known as the Ruanda-Urundi from the period of 1887-1914. This area was composed of three groups of people. The Twa, originally making up the majority of the population, were its earliest inhabitants. They were known as the hunter gathers that migrated from the pygmy area. Soon the Hutu migrated in from the western regions of Africa during the 7th-11th century,…

smallpox spread to the Inca people, it killed off or weakened much of the population, making it easier for the Spaniards to complete a full conquest of the Inca. Germs also have a large role in the development of nations. In pre-colonial Africa, the Bantu had experience with this. The tsetse fly lived in damp areas near the rainforest and carried a disease called trypanosomiasis, which killed many people, and made many more sick. The tsetse fly made people who were settling decide to steer clear…

hunters and gatherers (Thompson, 2001, p6). Men in these communities had skills ranging from wood and stone tool making to clothes making using animal hides, making bows and arrow with poison smeared tips (Thompson, 2001, p7). On the other hand Bantu speaking people had cattle, sheep, farmed and used digging tools with iron tips, while living in semi-permanent villages with strong political organizations (Thompson, 2001,…

As the 20th century approached, many European powers became hungry for more land and resources, which caused a massive foray into Africa. Zambia, formerly known as Northern Rhodesia, is a landlocked country located in South Africa, and was colonized by the British South African Company in the 1890s. According to James Pletcher in World Book Advanced, Zambia’s name is taken from the Zambezi River, which forms most of the country's southern border. It is located in south-central Africa and is one…

Eastern European and Chinese immigrants have further enriched, what is, the unique racial mix that makes up Cuba today” (cuban-culture.com). Currently, there are five different ethnic groups in Cuba, they are: yoruba, mandingas, congos, carabalies, and bantu…

Are famine crises or mass starvation a product of a natural disaster or is it due to some degree of man-made interference? Global hunger can be analyzed by better understanding some of the place in the world that have been impacted heavily, which include Somalia, Malawi, Niger, Bangladesh, and South Sudan. Part B & C Amartya Sen’s work, Poverty and Famines (1981), is significant in the literature surrounding famines and its causes. The general premise of his essay is that famines do not entirely…

Back in the 20th century, around the 1970s, South Africa was going through the infamous apartheid where there was major discrimination towards the blacks. The crowds in South Africa were categorized by races differences. This was the time when there was a domination by the white population. There was more control within the whites, and a lot of restrictions for the blacks. They were not allowed to do all the activities the whites were allowed to do, and those activities that both were allowed…

The trans-Saharan slave trade is one of the darkest periods of African and Middle Eastern history, the lasting effects of which exist today both physically and culturally. Perhaps one of the most overlooked tragedies in all of world history, the enduring features resulting from the trans-Saharan slave trade can be seen primarily through the Middle Eastern culture. Assimilation to societal norms contrasts the prolonged effects of racism and how it has entwined itself within Arab culture. There…

There have been discoveries of haplotypes for distinct region specific mutations of the HbS genes. The four African Haplotypes include the Senegal, Benin, Bantu, and Cameroon haplotypes. There has also been one discovery of an Asian haplotype referred to as the Arab-Indian haplotype [1]. The occurrence of these haplotypes indicates that the increase in sickle cell anemia is related to the incidence of malaria in the surrounding regions [8]. Evidence that supports the link between the…

Physical beauty is defined as a combination of various traits and characteristics that pleases the aesthetic sense. The history of African-American hair plays an influential role in what is viewed as “good hair” in society. ”Good hair” can be shown through the cultural history of the group itself, the history of resources available, and lastly how the hair is maintained as of today. The treatment of African-Americans beginning in the six-teenth century was horrific and played an enormous…