Mali

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…

In Sundiata: An Epic of Old Mali, fate and destiny are recurring themes. It is a frequent topic of discussion within the text. The griot telling the epic from oral tradition gives a clear opinion about man’s ability to intervene fate. Fate cannot be changed. A person has free will and their choices define them, yet any actions taken to alter their destiny is in vain. This theme appears, slightly differently, in The Epic of Gilgamesh as well. In the lives of Sundiata and Gilgamesh, a higher being…

During the thirteenth and the sixteenth century, the colonization and conquering of empires lead to contact between different cultures. In Sundiata by D.T. Niane and The Conquest of New Spain by Bernal Díaz women in the Mali, Aztec, and Spanish Empires were treated as objects. While there might be some differences in these empire’s customs, there are more similarities than differences that show how women were seen as objects and inferior to men, as women do not decide who they marry and have no…

capability emerging from an autonomous operational basis in the Sahel ( about the Salafi Jahadist Ideology (Moghadam, 2008)) The security threat from terrorist activity by Al-Qaida in the Maghreb (AQIM), which has found a sanctuary in Northern Mali, is focused on Western targets and has evolved from taking money to taking life, discouraging investment in the region. AQIM resources and operational capacities are significant and growing. Deteriorating security conditions pose a challenge to…

The African kingdoms were advanced civilizations before the arrival of Europeans. An advanced civilization is defined in Document 2 as having “wealth based on trade … income derived from taxes, social organization that ensured justice and efficient political control … and a foreign policy that led to the peace and cooperation with other people.” African civilizations had these qualities which allowed them to maintain powerful kingdoms before Europeans arrived in their countries. Many African…

Only 9% of women give birth in a healthy facility. Number six is Mali. Very few women escape genital mutilation in Mali. Most are married off at very young ages, and one in ten women dies in child birth in Mali. Number five is Guatemala. Women are under class and are subject to abuse, rape, and make up for the second highest rate of HIV-AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa. Number four is Sudan…

Chapter 1- Introduction A book writer to be successful tries to limit his (based on a made-up idea) activity to the narrow edges/borders of an area or a limited circumference of his chosen place which, as a matter of fact, becomes his (based on a made-up idea) world. A novel is generally expected to be the presentation not only of men, their manners, mental activities and social matters including customs and traditions but also of the (related to where mountains, rivers, cities, etc., are…

Ghana empire. The Ghanas controlled many important trade routes, leading to great wealth from taxing any traders who crossed their territory. An area in the savanna can lead to easy farming, food surplus, and eventually specialization. For example, the Mali empire had a large area conquered, and was all in the savanna. It was easy to provide food to its inhabitants, making it a strongly successful empire. In contrast, an area in the desert leads to a constant struggle for food. If people are…

In efforts to efficiently organize Mali, he founded the country on the basis of productivity and richness in agriculture. Considering that location is important for structure, he established the Malian empire’s capital at Niani. Niani was located near the upper Niger river. The trans-Sahara caravan was a route from the Middle East & Far west, Europe, North Africa, to the Sub-Saharan region of Africa. That Sub-saharan region included but was not limited to: Mali, Senegal, Ivory Coast, Ghana,…

Mali found greater success than Ghana because of a new factor brought about by centuries of trade with Northern Africa, this being the spread of Islam. Muslim influence began during the time of Ghana through trade and commerce. Arabs from the north would trade things such as salt, horses and camels for gold and timber. It wasn’t until Mali was formed that Islam was allowed to integrate into West African society. Islam gave a sense of unity to the entire region, making all of West Africa more…