Continents

The article states “modern humans evolved in Africa roughly 200,000 years ago(198,000BC)”, while the textbook says modern humans first appeared around 8000 BC. However, both the textbook and today's findings agree that we all originated from the continent of Africa, share a common ancestor/location of origin, and migrated as means to survive. 3. Which groups of humans left Africa and when? Which stayed? New findings say that the ancestors of KhoiSan hunter-gatherers left Africa 200,000 years…

affects millions in the entire continent. The continent, as a whole, makes up less than 20% of the entire planet’s population, but it makes up over 60% of the planet’s AIDS cases. In addition to these statistics, it also results in nearly 70% of the world’s deaths from AIDS. This is an enormous problem that has been affecting far too many Africans for several decades. It is, too, growing much worse. Africa is seeing skyrocketing rates of AIDS cases throughout their continent. AIDS can be…

constitutions” (876). Many feminists as Cixous criticize Sigmund Freud’s psychosexual development theory which revolves around the Oedipus complex because he does not accept a women sexuality independent from men and considers female sexuality a “dark continent” (Gilligan, 1984). The founder of psychoanalysis Sigmund Freud explains his psychosexual…

the nature of this expansion; Thomas Jefferson and Andrew Jackson were able to expand westward, but at the expense of several Native American tribes. John O’ Sullivan was able to convey the idea that the US was meant to expand across the entire continent of North America. To Jefferson, westward expansion was key to the nation’s…

Eurasia continent infecting and killing anyone who came in contact with the illness, making it a key example of how death is truly unbiased. It is often believed that the “Black Death” was an epidemic contained with in the European continent, over the years the plague has become localized to England, Italy and Germany. This illness was not an epidemic it was a pandemic that began in Asia and spread to Europe across its closely connected trade sale and the Silk Road. Although, both continents…

that difference does.” (Keim 67) Exotic Africa, troubled Africa, helpless Africa; these phrases and more are still used by Americans to describe the continent today. However, most of these descriptions are used based upon false assumptions due to a shortage of knowledge about Africa, according to Keim. Notions about Africa as the “Dark Continent” are also still prevalent. Westerners look at Africa and see dark skin, dark customs, and dark sinning souls. All these dark signs signify a…

Social media. This is often the only source people use to have an understanding of Africa. It, however, only reveal the negative side of Africa to grab the public’s attention. Social media illustrates Africa as a poor continent with savage, brutal, and uneducated Africans even though there are countries like Mauritius that are improving their economic level and actually have a developed school system. Knowing only one story or the negativities of Africans leads to stereotyping them with those…

Civilization: an advanced stage of social development and organization on free lands. The frontier provides ample land for the expansion of American civilization, even before true “Americans” settled on the continent of North America. In comparison, the city was an afterthought. Before any city could be founded, a settlement must be established on a frontier of sorts. Many fully colonized in the 19th century shows prevalence of cities in multiple civilization, showing how unexclusive the city…

This widespread transfer, of cultural and biological life, would impact every being in both continents. Columbus introduced the horse, cattle, sheep, pigs, sugar, and rice, to the west. And brought the potato, corn, tomatoes, tobacco, chocolate, and the turkey, to the east. This biological exchange changed the diets, of every man, women, and child…

According to Kleiner’s analysis of African art before the 1800s, caves such as the Apollo 11 come from Africa and are assumed to be some of the oldest paintings currently discovered, showing the diversity of the continent itself. The works are difficult to date and decipher meaning, although some of the best work comes from the Benin Kingdom. Assumed to be established in the 13th century, most of its power rose along the 16th century. The kingship was considered sacred and presented artworks…