North Africa

Exploration in the 1400s 1000 CE the vikings made the risky journey to Greenland and North America from Scandinavia and only until they made technological advance did they feel comfortable dominating the land. Muslims traders made early connections with Southern and Eastern Asia and Marco Polo’s experience even preceded theirs’. The spice lands were known for their international contributions and China, India and Africa were known for giving Europe most of their luxury items. The old sea…

Spain, Britain, France, and Portugal all developed colonies in North and South America, but they administered them in differing ways. French explorers such as Jacques Cartier, and Samuel de Champlain founded French colonies on the island of Mont Real (now Montreal) and in Quebec by sailing along the St. Lawrence river. The summation of their new colonies became known as New France. After priest Jacques Marquette and trader Louis Joliet explored the Mississippi River and the Great Lakes, add…

the people creating it. South Africa is another country with a shameful history of…

because of the resources available to them. Farming was a big advantage that the Europeans had over the people of the Americas. Farming was something that began in the middle east. It was called the fertile crescent, which eventually spread to North Africa and Europe. (Guns, Germs, and Steel Part…

Throughout the 13th and 16th centuries, the Mali and Songhai Empires rose to power in Western Africa, through an accomplished trading system and powerful legitimate emperors. The Mali Empire was ruled by many emperors, two of which were Sundiata Keita and Mansa Musa. Sundiata and his 11 brothers were seeked to be killed by Sumanguru, ruler of the neighboring state of Kaniaga who wanted to expand his state of the land of the Mali Empire. Because of his childhood disability, Sumanguru spared his…

the Christian persecution skyscraper. Christians not only endangered there, but also in North Africa and North Korea. People are constantly being imprisoned, like Saeed Abedini from Boise, ID. Christians have known that they have been, and will be, the targets of violence. “Blessed are…

Great Britain was not the first country to discover North America, but they were the country to have the most success. The Spanish and the French were the two other major countries in North America. At the beginning of their colonization they had success, but when they have gotten low on resources they were not colonial powers anymore. The English were successful in the North American colonies because, the colonies had a variety of resources, the English had a good trade system, and the colonies…

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.…