Timbuktu

The Sub-Saharan long distance commodity and slave trade as well as the syncretic interweaving of Islamic culture and traditional African culture accounts for Africa’s major influence as a superpower from the first until fifteenth centuries. Traders from all over the world were drawn to Africa’s riches in gold, ivory, and human beings. The fact that Africa was rich in resources posed influence in itself. Considering that a great number of the visiting traders were Muslims and they begin to…

The Late Middle Ages was a period which lasted from about 1300-1500 (14th – 15th century), the time between the end of the Roman Empire and the Renaissance. The late Middle Ages is reflected mainly in Europe. They were often called as the Dark Ages, even though even they were not all bad. Late Middle Ages brought the first crisis of European feudal society. The late Middle Ages had been a time of climate change, famine, war and poverty, In terms of the cooler climate, although the further…

Resistance continued deeper in the desert, and resulted in the complete destruction of a railroad surveying mission (the Flatters Expedition) in 1880-1881. The last resistance ended in the desert in 1932, in the region of Mali north of Timbuktu. One byproduct was the creation of a system of fortified French posts in the interior, staffed by soldiers of the Foreign Legion, with their headquarters at Colomb Bechar (located west of Ghardaia). In the colonial period, government policy focused…

In Ancient Mesopotamia, the concept of law was governed by what is known as the Law Code of Hammurabi. This code was established by Hammurabi of Babylon, after taking control of most of Mesopotamia circa 1792-1750 BCE. This law can best be described by its main principle of “Lex Talionis”, a legal principle of having the punishment fit the crime. It was believed that prior to its introduction, Babylon suffered from disorder and chaos. Its people were governed by little more than their rulers…

Name Emily Johnson Date 4/17/18 Name of Influential Person Amelia Mary Earhart “Adventure is worthwhile in itself.” Amelia Mary Earhart was the inspiration to women all around the world, she defeated the disbelief and the people who didn’t believe she could do anything as well as any man. She took a risk and she let herself soar picking up the world with her.(Amelia Earhart, The Legend of the Lost Aviator by Shelley Tanaka and Illustrated by David Craig, 2008). She proved to the malicious…

into the southern part of Mali, in the region controlled by the government (Canada, G) . France directed about 2,150 troops to Mali to get the rebels out (Canada, G). However, by the end of January, French troops pushed the rebels out of Gao and Timbuktu, obliging them back to northern Mali. Armed forces from other African countries were also organized to Mali to support in the effort. Also in January, Islamic rebels went to Algeria from Mali and took loads of foreign hostages at the…

Kurt Vonnegut is one of the most influential American novelists of the twentieth century who has brought about a phenomenal distinction in literature. Most of the writers have written only in a particular concept or genre, but Kurt Vonnegut has imprinted his undeniable mark in science fiction with humor, social commentary with absurdity and so on. Kurt Vonnegut has written fourteen novels, three short story collections, five plays, and five works of non-fiction. His works are occupied with…

FBI Agent Winston Powell looked innocuous enough like a tourist in a white Ralph-Lauren shirt, a pair of white Nike Air Max sneakers, and Dockers khaki slacks. He was a blond-haired blue-eye gringo with a quick, disarming smile. And his flawless bleach-whitened teeth hinted at a touch of vanity. The disguise was effective because the locals thought Agent Powell was just one of many other well-to-do Americans in Mazatlán on vacation. And they were partly right—the vacation part: He was a tourist…