West Africa

ran can tell us a lot about where we came from. Examining how China and Africa were thousands of years ago reveals incite onto why those regions perform various tasks and customs. For example, the ridged government style in early Chinese dynasties has left an imprint on the people of china today and explains their strict and obedient behavior and high expectations. Cities and States in China, located in East Asia, and West Africa had many similarities and differences in political and social…

his PhD in African History at School of Oriental and African Studies in London, England, was a Marxist historian. His research supported the idea that “European capitalism was the primary agent in Africa’s underdevelopment.” ¹ Rodney believed that Africa was in a vulnerable position during the first Euro-African…

"The Trans-Atlantic slave trade was based on a pre-existing slavery institution in Africa." Over the course of more than three and a half eras, the forceful transportation of at least twelve million men, women and even children from their African homeland to America forever changed the face and character of our modern world. These human beings from Africa were sold to Americans to work on plantation farms as slaves. As the quote in the title suggests, many believe that slavery originated in…

is important to maintain and update public health policies in order to prevent diseases like the West African Ebola Epidemic. The Ebola crisis originated in West Africa and spread through the region destroying communities and killing thousands. The Ebola scare expanded far past the borders in Africa to affect individuals across the world. Though there were not many infections in areas outside of Africa, Ebola was a world health crisis. There is no doubt that this disease was, and is, a disease…

religions. People referred to this as diabolical. Its believers suggest prayers and do numerous religious ceremonies focused at God and other spirits. They call it “serving the spirits” or “LOA”. Voodoo was developed in the 17th Century among West African Slaves. It integrates…

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…

stories grow on trees” in West Africa is where Ananse, the trickster spider, originates (The Greedy Ananse). Being a trickster does not mean evil, but means chaos. Ananse goes by many different names: Anansi, Anaanu, Anancy, Nanzi and others (Ananse). Each culture has their own version of Ananse, whether it be a spider, coyote, or a bird. According to the textbook Myth and Knowing, trickster myths are the spark of action in any story (pg. 247). Animal tricksters in Africa are described as…

of three passages: The outward passage, the middle passage and the return passage. The outward passage was from Britain to West Africa. Ships would leave Britain loaded with cargo such as: cloth, silverware, guns, gunpowder and other trinkets. These ships would travel to West Africa where the trinkets would be traded for African Slaves. The ships would then leave West Africa and begin the middle Passage. The ships would take the African Slaves across the…

and it transformed the public opinion of African men to actual men and not just items. 2. Fante Confederation was a union formed in 1868 and proposed John Africanus Horton as its leader. It was one of the first actions advocating the self-rule of Africa in attempts to oppose colonization. A constitution was created that allowed the power to rule beside Europeans. The significance of the Fante Confederation was it portrayed the education and resilience of Africans. It showed the adaptability of…

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…