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for labor, the Trans-Atlantic and Trans-Saharan slave trades were key players in the African Diaspora. Trans-Atlantic slave trade brought Western Africans across the Western hemisphere, while the Trans-Saharan slave trade moved Africans across the Sahara Desert to sub-Saharan locations within Africa. As a result, Africans were dispersed among locations where there was a need to grow settlements and maintain profitable agricultural practices. Shortly thereafter,…

This essay will discuss African culture and how it influenced Africa a lot back then.The definition of culture to me is a way of life that you hold dear to you and you pass it on to your kids. When most people think of African culture they mostly think of hair and dance, and even tho those things played a pretty big role in African society, there is a lot to learn when it come to it. There are over 800 ethnic groups in Africa, each with its own language, religion, and culture. So in this essay…

1. The Crusades transported information of the Islamic world’s grander economy and the merchandises that could be imported from Asia. The Mongol Empire, which hurried up interactions between the civilizations of Asia, also encouraged European interest. The plummet of the khans in China interrupted this exchange, as China became once again a land of mystery to Europeans. Europe’s upper classes had by this time become habituated to introduced products from Southeast Asia and India, particularly…

Some male cubs that are born together will stay together throughout their lives. Though, most male coalitions are not related by blood. Especially since males can come together with other independent males during their lone years. Nearly 2/3 of all male lion pairs and almost half of all trios contain unrelated partners. Large male coalitions (groups) can always out compete small male groups for the domination of a pride of females. Coalitions may contain as many as nine males, and within the…

large scale damming and mining operations respectively, which fragments ecosystems and destroys environments. Solar panels can be placed on top of structures, and in open areas. There has been serious discussion on placing large solar farms in the Sahara, southwest U.S., and Australian deserts, all of the following locations having great solar capacity. Wildlife in these areas is dispersed and low density, making them prime locations for solar…

system, every part of these systems has a purpose and each work together to maintain life. Case study 3 – (Explain the roles of the nervous, endocrine and urinary systems in maintaining homeostasis. (4.1) Case study Mr. W is planning a trip to the Sahara Desert, on the way he picks up a hitch hiker with diabetes. The man wants to understand how blood sugar levels are normally controlled, and needs to understand how the nervous and urinary system will work together to maintain…

Think for a moment that if the distance between the sun and the earth reduces by a small margin from 97 to 90 million miles, this planet will grow too hot for our life; the whole world will become a barren desert like the Sahara. On the contrary, if the distance increases from 97 to 100 million miles, the whole world may become too cold (-20 degree Fahrenheit or -20°F) for any human to live. Another example, how ozone layer protects us: a 3 mm thick ozone layer 20 miles above…

Khoisan languages are facing a decline of speakers and subsequently these figures can further decline for the reason that minority languages usually have a decline in speakers rather than a gain. In Tanzania there are 126 languages so it would take an enormous growth of population in the Khoisan region for the minority language to become a majority language among all the other languages in Tanzania. Minority languages have a small amount of speakers belonging to a minority group. Khoisan is a…

2.36 EARLY MARRIAGE The term early marriage began during UN declarations that emphasise young girls should be protected from any form of physical and psychological harm (UNICEF 2001). Early marriage is a cultural practise where Maasai girls as young as thirteen years are offered for marriage usually to men older than them. Low socio-economic status and culture are the motivating factors behind the practice of early marriage (Bunting, 2005) According to the African Union Commission on the…

Shamas is 48 years old, separated, has 3 boys and 1 girl and is a housewife. She diagnosed with breast cancer stage II. She finished treatment 8 months prior to the interview. She had a mastectomy, chemotherapy and hormonal treatment. Shamas is a reserved person and spoke in a constant tone, some points were given more emphasis especially those related to being spiritual and accepting God’s will. Some issues were less apparent in the interview such as the impact of cancer on family. Her…