East Africa

ran can tell us a lot about where we came from. Examining how China and Africa were thousands of years ago reveals incite onto why those regions perform various tasks and customs. For example, the ridged government style in early Chinese dynasties has left an imprint on the people of china today and explains their strict and obedient behavior and high expectations. Cities and States in China, located in East Asia, and West Africa had many similarities and differences in political and social…

Africa has vast religious record. The ancient and immense land mass has an extensive history of ever shifting empires, which has led to a diverse religious landscape. Modern day Africa is divided into five regions, each of which has had a unique religious evolution. The western region from where most Atlantic slaves came from is no exception. The indigenous African religion is the oldest on the continent and is still practiced today, a major component of this religion is its oral tradition. Over…

Within the Regional and Comparative Studies major, I plan to study gendered violence in Sub-Saharan Africa – specifically how religious traditions create a culture in which violence against women thrives. In today’s deeply polarized world, it is more important than ever to understand the extremely divisive force that is religion, and how different religious beliefs serve to inform a society’s treatment of women. Several years ago, I read Jimmy Carter’s excellent book A Call to Action: Women,…

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…

Germans believed Morocco should fall to them and demanded that France turn over territory in the French Congo to Germany in return for Morocco. However, Britain backed France and Germany only received a small strip of French territory in Africa. With all the land in Africa divided, the British and Dutch occupying most of Asia, the British Empire controlling most of the Pacific and North America and Spanish and Portuguese settlements in South America, the most efficient way to extend their empire…

called “Chattel Slavery.” In the Middle East, Africa, and Europe, slavery has had both similar and different things throughout history before the shift to chattel slavery. Slaves in Africa lost the protection of their family and their place in society through enslavement. However, eventually they or their…

Before the period of European imperialism, many parts of North and East African were impacted by foreign influences from Islamic cultures. Following the death of the Prophet Muhammad, Islam established itself on a global scale spreading to parts of Europe, Asia and Northern Africa, coming to East Africa as early as the eighth century. Likewise to Christianity in Western Africa, Islam amalgamated well with the local cultures and traditions. This is particularly important as both religion and…

the definition of Colonialism that can be found online if the reader googles colonialism. What is not mentioned in the definition is how this term systematically unbalanced, the world and created a plethora of turmoil and greed. The colonization of Africa was not an easy feat, the European colonizers often refused to engage in fair and equal trade with African royalty. However, the advanced weaponry Europeans wielded convinced the natives of the land they were superior. In the late 19th and…

Great Britain (and other European powers) conquered the continent of Africa during the early 1900’s to strip the land of its natural resources and peoples. These colonizers affect Kenya to the point of no return. The British Empire conveyed a major interest in Kenya and the rest of East Africa since arriving at its shores. Colonial administrator Sir Charles Elliot is credited with…

Nearly 30% of the world’s gold comes from Africa, though a lot of it was mined and traded by ancient African kingdoms. Both the kingdom of Benin and the Swahili Coast rose to power due to inter-continental trading, they both declined and then eventually collapsed with decreased trading and conquering by Europeans. The kingdom of Benin started in the 900s CE when the Edo people settled in the West African rainforests. By 1400, the kingdom had gained a lot of wealth and power through trade with…