French West Africa

a country in Africa that has a variety of landscapes. It has resources that are valuable to other countries. Cameroon consist of national parks, cities, beaches, a reserve, and a river. There is over 250 racial groups in Cameroon. This means that there is many different religions practiced. Many of the religions practiced are Christianity, Muslim, Catholics, Protestants, and some worship their ancestors. The diversity of this country can be broken up into three groups the south,west,and north.…

Indian religion was more shifted than their governmental issues. IV. African Societies A. West Africa (Guinea) The greater part of the oppressed Africans that came to America started in West Africa, or Guinea. Upper Guinea had a culture that reflected contact with the Islamic Mediterranean locale, while Lower Guinea stayed less cosmopolitan. B. Bondage in West Africa Bondage existed in West Africa essentially as a method for aggregating grounds and riches, however after contact with…

Nigeria is in West Africa, along the eastern coast of the Gulf of Guinea and just north of the equator. On the west of Nigeria is Benin, on the north is Niger and Chad, and on the east is Cameroon. Nigeria covers an area of 356,669 square miles (923,768 square kilometers), or about twice the size of California. There are more than 250 ethnic tribes in Nigeria. The three most largest ethnic groups are Hausa, Yoruba, and Igbo (pronounced ee-bo). Some other smaller groups include Fulani, Ijaw,…

The Gullahs, also referred to as the Geechee in some parts of the south, are West African slaves that were brought to the New World to work on the plantations in the lowcountry along the southeastern coast of the United States, from the Cape Fear River in North Carolina to the St. John 's River in Florida. This coastal region with its many barrier islands is separated from the mainland by creeks, rivers, and marshes. The islands were accessible only by boat until the first bridges were built…

the French territories they had big dreams of their country developing and becoming a major port area for goods. During the colonial years little effort was made 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…

with two West african step sisters separated because of the slave trade in the mid 1700s. One line is sent to the deep south of the United States while the other remains in West Africa. This book challenges the ordinary thought process towards African and African American history as described in African History: A Very Short Introduction by John Parker and Richard Rathbone, “... the idea of Africa was initially fashioned not by Africans but by non-Africans, as a ‘paradigm of difference’. Africa,…

Senegal started as a French colony, and was one of the oldest. It started off with a strong and equal trading relationship with multiple other nations in Europe, and continued until the full realization of colonization in the late 19th century. The history of the independence era was markedly lead by Leopold Sedar Sengor, who would eventually become independent Senegal’s first democratically elected president. Much of its economy relies upon its agriculture, specifically peanuts and gum trees.…

The Sahelian region comprises of countries such as Algeria, Mali, Senegal, Chad, Eritrea, Mauritania, Chad and Niger. Natural disasters such as floods and drought, animal diseases have been more frequent in West Africa (Barnabas, Jager, & Feher 2008). People living in this region have been suffering a lot. These disasters tend to bring about poverty, food insecurity, child malnutrition, conflicts, lack of basic services, poor governance and political instability, and weak economies dependent on…

lived from 1280 to 1337, and was the fourteenth century Mali Empire emperor. In 1312 Musa became emperor following the death of the previous ruler of Mali, Abu-Bakr II. Mali was an empire in West Africa that lasted from 1230 to 1600 and under Mansa Musa’s rule it became the largest and richest area of Africa. As Ruler of Mali he had captured the kingdom of Songhai and made its most major city, Timbuktu, a very vital and important trading center in the North African area. Mansa Musa was a very…

History of Technology: Interpreting the Context around the Camel In The Camel and the Wheel, by Richard W. Bulliet, Bulliet argues that the camel replaced the wheel in certain regions of the world. Bulliet discusses the domestication of camels, using them for transporting loads, and people. Bulliet argues that due to the camel’s ability to survive in desert climates, and its usefulness as a pack animal, it replaced the wheel entirely until currently. In History: Neglected Clue to…