East Africa

Throughout the 13th and 16th centuries, the Mali and Songhai Empires rose to power in Western Africa, through an accomplished trading system and powerful legitimate emperors. The Mali Empire was ruled by many emperors, two of which were Sundiata Keita and Mansa Musa. Sundiata and his 11 brothers were seeked to be killed by Sumanguru, ruler of the neighboring state of Kaniaga who wanted to expand his state of the land of the Mali Empire. Because of his childhood disability, Sumanguru spared his…

to help develop the country socially or economically (SOURCE 2.) The countries location is located at the intersection of the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. Djibouti is located in Northeastern Africa, also known as the Horn of Africa. The surrounding countries include Eritrea to the north, Somalia to the east, and Ethiopia to the west and south. Personally when I read that Ethiopia was a surrounding country the first thought that came into my mind about Djibouti was poverty. This may be wrong and…

pastor from New York, since we came all the way to South Africa and heard a sermon from another American pastor. The pastor’s sermon was about love and acceptance, which is also interesting given the churches history and apartheid. Another aspect of the service, which I thought was different was the use of incents. I had never been to a church service where they used incents, which were symbolizing cleansing and for prayer. I thought it was an interesting element to the service, although I was…

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example, Europe benefitted economically. The money that the Europeans gained through this slave trade was used for the industrial revolution, for owning plantations in America and mines in Africa, and it helped their shipping industry through the growth of ports. It also helped them gain world power and since Africa was so weak it was much easier for them to colonize it. Other ways in which Ghana was affected was through racism which was not unique to Ghana because it was occurring in many…

teachers in Africa warned villagers about their “lax” sexual ways and sinful tendencies. In addition, European imperial powers prompted different naming cultures. There was a major attempt to shorten and change African names to those of a Christian background. Before colonization, personal names were part of the collective uniqueness of each ethnic group. Europe’s Christian influence destroyed this. Also, African women were forced to merge their identities with those of their husbands. In…

Germs, and Steel). When the two groups came into contact with each other, the germs carried by the Europeans killed off over 90% of the native population (PBS: Guns, Germs, and Steel). When the Europeans went to the Cape of Good Hope to colonize in Africa, the same spreading of diseases occurred. The military strategy of using diseases to wipe out native populations allowed the Europeans to clear more land for…

“And while I had to lack after the savage who was a fireman…to look at him was edifying as seeing a dog in a parody of breeches and a feather hat, walking on his hind legs…he was useful and had been instructed (www.SparkNotes.com).” As a result, it seemed that no matter how educated the Natives became, they were still seen as being a lesser people to the whites. From racism, the idea of civilization vs. uncivilized life came about. Conrad used the “light and dark” difference regarding this.…

When we learn about slavery in grade school, we are told that black individuals were brought over from Africa, to work for white men in America. They were often beaten and worked until they couldn’t work anymore, when they would be beaten again. They were traded and sold like they were animals, and it was all because white men wanted them for cheap labor. We were taught that the African Slave Trade was a black mark on North America’s record, that it was inhumane, and did nothing good for society…

Over the past years, industrialized nations, such as the United States (U.S.) and Europe, have ridded their nations of waste by participating in the international waste trade. The international waste trade is when industrialized nations export toxic wastes created in their country and relocate it to other undeveloped countries. This has become a debate issues due to various factors. In 1987, Sunday Nana, a Nigerian, illegally signed a contract allowing Italians, Renato Pent and Gianfranco…