Horn of Africa

important route since it connected East Africa to the outside world, including India Peninsula. The Arabs, precisely from the Gulf of Persia, used the Indian Ocean route since it linked the East African region to the potential clients of the Arab Merchants. They mostly resided on some parts of North Africa, including Egypt, Morocco, and among others. Again, the Indian Ocean shore connected with the Red Sea that was a pivotal route for delivering slaves to North Africa who were in demand during…

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…

just of goods but for the trading of peoples, cultures, diseases, and religions. The coasts of Eastern Africa, North and South America, and Europe made up the Atlantic World, and many people of that time period got a chance to be apart of the interactions between those empires. Yet, none of them with so interesting of a story as African-born healer Domingos Alvares. He moved between West Africa, Brazil, and Portugal; taking along with him his open mind, charisma, and deep spirituality. Although…

In My Reveries upon the Art of War, Maurice de Saxe argues that military commanders must understand the fundamentals of warfare before pursuing innovation. The greatest lesson that De Saxe’s text reveals is that human nature can be controlled through discipline. This is apparent when examining how human nature differs from military culture and by considering how the military uses discipline to control human nature. Adhering to the military culture is not ordinary to the nature of human beings.…

and it transformed the public opinion of African men to actual men and not just items. 2. Fante Confederation was a union formed in 1868 and proposed John Africanus Horton as its leader. It was one of the first actions advocating the self-rule of Africa in attempts to oppose colonization. A constitution was created that allowed the power to rule beside Europeans. The significance of the Fante Confederation was it portrayed the education and resilience of Africans. It showed the adaptability of…