East Africa

The voyages of Africa was to get around the continent of Africa, to reach the India the eastern part of Asia in order to get spices, silk, and other fine goods. Stories were told by ancient Egypt and Phoenicia that say the sailed to Africa and made it 2,600 years ago (Scheller, 25). It was to say that Arabs were the only ones really getting things from Asia. There was always two ways to get good to Europe from Asia. Caravan, by foot was a way to get there which involved camels carrying things on…

In Sub Saharan Africa one out of every two people lives off less than a dollar a day. More than 33 percent of Africa’s population has or will suffer through malnutrition. In the year 2000 over 300 million Africans had little to no access to clean drinking water. In the last twelve years that number has doubled. One out of every six children in Africa is expected to die before the age of five. Africa has a wide range of natural resources that can be used to take care of its people, so why is this…

has been slavery this includes slavery within Africa. Being a slave inside of Africa was very different compared to being a slave outside of Africa. The methods through which the slaves were acquired through raiding, pawning, tribute, and prisoners of war. There were two primary forms of slavery routes within African slavery. There was the trade between West and North Africa; as well as slavery between East, Central, and Southern slavery. Western Africa was often a location for trade because of…

The Europeans views on these societies were greatly based on wealth, clothing and cultural views. The Europeans had very distinct views on the east Africans, the Indians also known as Americans, and the Turks. The Europeans viewed the east Africans in a negative and inferior light. The Europeans were used to vast wealth and fancy clothes and buildings. The east Africans were a simpler group of people. The Europeans were surprised by the appearance of the Africans because they were darker…

around three million girls will undergo this “procedure” every year. Of all of the countries in the Middle East and Africa that still hold true to this tradition, 95% of girls from those countries have gone through female circumcision. Why is this still happening today? The answer is simply because of religious beliefs. It is required in a few religions around the Middle East and Northeastern Africa. Muslims, Animists, and even a those who practice a religion that is widely prevalent in our…

countries, one in Sind (India) and the other in Egypt". Herodotus' record of the immense African developments that crossed both the African mainland and quite a bit of South East Asia, was not the primary nor would it be the last perception by voyagers and history specialists alike, of the dark civic establishments in South East Asia. Landing in a few waves amid the sixteenth century, numerous European travelers composed and wondered about the developments they had experienced. In any case,…

Imperialism is the idea of colonial expansion by the European powers and political, economic, and social ideas being brought into another country by the European powers. Africa and Asia were the two countries that Europe put their focus on. The Europeans had started to look at Africa and Asia for future imperial conquests. When Africa and Asia had started to be looked at, the Europeans had noticed that the natives were “uncivilized” and “uncolonized”. The Europeans then started to think that it…

is the artificial distinction that has been created between the “East” and the “West” (where the “East” traditionally referred to the Middle East but gradually extended to include Asia, Africa and Latin America), and thus, becomes responsible for creating a distinction between “us” and “them”, eventually leading to the idea of colonialism/imperialism by nations who considered themselves to be superior than…

Nissan’s innovation weaved into Ma’ Africa About twenty years ago, Nissan set foot in Africa. At the time, Nissan imported and shipped its vehicles directly from Japan, appointing traders with a focus on sales with not much else happening. By the start of the 21st century, several automotive manufacturers grasped Africa’s enormous potential, and suddenly, distributors and small manufacturing plants set up shop all over in emerging Africa counties. By 2005, the industry was starting to take…

During the 1880s, a demand for overseas territory took place. Territories of Asia and Africa were taken up quickly as a result of the new imperialism. If these territories were in such demand what were some of the causes of the imperialism? One of the causes of imperialism was the growing nation-states and nationalism. A new interest to gain colonies became about as European affairs grew tense. These new colonies were important to own because of ports and coaling stations that were nearby and…