Sahara

the war between Ethiopia and Eritrea. It hosted the Organization of African Unity in 2000. The only neighboring country that Algeria has a strained relationship with is Morocco. Algeria and many other states reject Moroccan administration of Western Sahara. Algeria's border with Morocco remains an irritant to bilateral relations, each nation accusing the other of harboring militants and arms smuggling. The foreign politic of Algeria is mostly based in Africa. The only occidental country that has…

critical evaluation of the appeal, readability, and significance of this ethnography. This book is divided into four parts. Popenoe devotes the first part of the book on how she came into contact with the Azawagh, who they are, and her fieldwork in the Sahara desert. She then has a chapter over getting fat: when it begins, who does it, what to eat, and reasons for why they fatten. Part two is about…

middle of the 14th century, although their role in Mediterranean slavery was minor, 15th century Portuguese contact with sub-Saharan ports allowed for the Portuguese to benefit from African slave trade, which had earlier only travelled north across the Sahara. The importance of a hot climate for the production of sugar prompted the Madeira and Canary Islands to become the main center of European sugar production in the 15th…

Biographical Background: Charles De Gaulle was a French general who served as President of France from 1959 to 1969. (Charles De Gaulle, 2015) De Gaulle was born into a Catholic and strongly patriotic family. Seeking a career as a military leader, he went to a military academy and joined the French military. Soon after fighting in one of the battles of World War I in 1916 and being captured and injured, he was promoted to become captain. After his promotion, he went on to serve on the Supreme…

Between twelfth and fifteenth centuries there were similarities in culture and types of power due to trade. Starting from the Middle East through West Africa, and China are connected through trades. In the Americas, Mesoamerica and South America, there was systems of tribute and trade within region. Each civilization was brought together in some way, whether it was their beliefs or keeping balance in society. In a way trade ties together the different societies that developed independently in…

A nation’s capability to adapt to its terrain and to utilize its natural resources is often critical in determining the ability people to survive in its land. This was evident in numerous successful ancient civilizations like the Egyptian civilization, organized around the Nile River, which ruled from 3200-1640 BCE. To the south, and a few millennia later, the Aksum Empire adapted to its mountainous terrain and long seacoast to dominate trade and agriculture from 100-750 CE. Just before the…

Haiti the French colony of St. Domingue (Santo Domingo) was the most productive and one of the wealthiest colonial economies throughout the world. St. Domingue had established three prominent classes. Firstly, there were the Whites, who controlled the activities on the land. These Whites composed of a planter élite also known as the grands blancs and they also had a larger class of petits blancs. It should be noted that the foreign born French whites saw themselves as superior to the whites…

The Alchemist: Dreams Dreams are the theme that ties together the whole significance of omens and Personal Legends in The Alchemist. Santiago, the main character, is a boy shepherd who is constantly questioning himself as to what his purpose in life is and how he can fulfill it. Throughout the book, he learns that dreams are indications of his own Personal Legend, or inner desire. The author’s message about dreams is that it takes much diligence and desire to fulfill them but it is all very…

If Santiago had found his treasure without traveling the Sahara Desert, then it wouldn’t mean anything to him except for monetary wealth; through his journey, he learns the Language of the World, he learns how to harness the Soul of the World, he learns new languages such as Arabic, and on top of all of those…

The Igbo and Yoruba cultures strongly relate to each other because they are the two most popular tribes in Nigeria. They are the two most known ethnic groups other than Hausa and Fulani cultures. The Igbo and Yoruba cultures are closely related and will make one culturally aware of Nigeria’s way of life through their background, history, music, religious beliefs, political structures, and traditional marriage. The Igbo and Yoruba are two of the most diverse cultures in Nigeria. The evolution…