Benin

To the west, there was the state of Ife and the kingdoms of Ife and Benin. The dominated kingdom of Mail was to the north. The kingdom of Zagwe and the Swahili culture were to the east (Sayre 379). While Buddhism was very dominant in Asia, Islam, in Africa, was the dominate religion that was not indigenous in nature. However…

drugs. And the drugs were how he survived the war. His innocence he's been completely destroyed because of the war. So i think that had he not been taken away to war that a lot of things he did wouldn't have happened. Ester was Ishmael's nurse at Benin house, she helped him through his recovery. She began treating his wounds and taking care of him. She slowly begins to persuade him to talk about what happened to him. As a way for him to recover she brings him a cassette tape and a Walkman. This…

however, they were treated unfairly. Taken away from their loved ones, families and friends, was a depressed time for many. Like the case of Equiano and his sister who were kidnapped by black slave ravagers from their hometown in the village of Essaka (Benin), and was later separated. From the different readings, discussions, and weekly questions, I have learned many things pertaining to the slave trade, its origin, and the brutality it had on the people of Africa. Through this class, I have…

There seem to be three types of female circumcision. The first one is where the women will have their clitoris is shaved or cut off. This practiced is used in middle east countries and in Africa. The second type is called clitoridectomy. And this is when the women’s clitoris and labia is removed. The third type is the worst and it is hard to wrap my mind around this, because it seems like torture instead of a ritual. This is called infibulation circumcision and it is removing the clitoris and…

transition from one phase of life to another. It is often used to describe the transition between birth and adulthood. In this essay, the rite of passage that will be explained is from the African tribe Yoruba. Yoruba people are from Southwest Nigeria and Benin. They have started to become popular among Africans all over the world who have started to claim Yoruba as their family roots and follow their religion and culture. Yoruba has a special way of bringing newborns into the world. Birth is…

Though a popular ‘starter pet’ many people do not know much about leopard geckos. These reptiles are unusual in the fact that they have eyelids, which is almost unheard of in geckos. They also boast a rather hefty lifespan, with the ability to live for 20-30 years with proper care. The oldest recorded leopard gecko lived to be 31 years old. A close relative of the ‘leo’ is the African fat tailed gecko. These geckos generally only survive to 20 years old. African fat tails can vocalise by…

their profit in new colonies in America. They said that Africans could work on the colonies and turn the wealth of the country. Slave shipping ports in Africa were said to have been Lagos. This is on the Western coast of Africa close to the River Benin. John Whitford visited the site he would see strange objects over the lagoon with buzzards flying about. John Whitford walked on a crowd of dead Negroes, shaved like sheep when you take them to a butcher’s shop, with birds eating at the…

The West African country of Togo, also know as the Togolese Republic, is located on a narrow strip of sub-Saharan land found along on the coast of the Gulf of Guinea and more specifically along the Bight of Benin. The country is pinched between Benin on the east and Ghana on the West, with Burkina Faso creating its northern border (see figure 3). Togo controls a total land and water area of 56,785 square km, which places it on the CIA’s World Fact Book’s world comparison scale at number 126…

A fair reading of Thornton provides a clear picture of an unconquered king, voluntarily accepting the message of salvation through Jesus Christ and submitting to the will of God in baptism. Thornton affirms, “Since Kongo converted to Christianity of its own free will, the shape and structure of the Church and its doctrines were determined as much by Kongo as by Europeans.” (pg. 148). This voluntary conversion occurred when the king and his ruling nobles were baptized in 1491. Thornton asserts…

Recovery and rehabilitation are extremely difficult tasks. It is more of a challenge when the patient is isolated. Mariatu Kamara and Ishmael Beah were victims of this tragedy, although both now live in North America and have written books about their experiences. Mariatu was attacked when she returned to her village for supplies. As a punishment for trying to run away, her hands were brutally removed by the rebel forces. She had to make her way back to a city all by herself to receive medical…