West Africa

The story of the Amistad began in February of 1839 when a large group of slaves were illegally taken from their home in Sierra Leone, Africa and were delivered into the heart of the slave trade in Havana, Cuba. While in Cuba Spanish planters bought between 40 - 60 slaves for shipment to a plantation along the coast of Cuba. July 1, 1839, only a few days after being bought and taken from Havana, the Africans aboard the Amistad freed themselves from their confinement below deck and stealthily…

Unfortunately, it faced a political crisis with the opposition between Prime Minister Lumumba and the chief of the army Joseph Mobutu, supported by the West. Lumumba was arrested on 17 January 1961 and executed, which led to temporary instability. Mobutu finally took power after a coup in 1965 and renamed the country Zaïre in 1971. Mobutu’s Zaïre, supported by the US and Belgium, was characterized by high…

Short Essay One Rights are desired through the new ideas from the Enlightenment and are expressed through the grievances and problems the people have with their government, but the rights explained are not for all people but for a select few. In The Declaration of the Rights of Man and Citizen it says, “contempt of the rights of man are the sole causes of public misfortunes”, which is a prime example of Enlightenment thought. In the Enlightenment people such as John Locke developed the idea of…

This coin was used by North American, European, Indian, Russian, and West African merchants as a medium of exchange (economic). Circulated widely in southern China by 1600, and remained naturally in China. Most silver as a result ended up in China and other parts of Asia. Represents the importance of silver in global commerce…

Mecca in the year 1325. After reaching Mecca, he decided to continue travelling, which he did for the next 29 years of his life. During these years, Ibn Battuta met many rulers and held important positions in foreign lands. His travels spanned from West Africa all the way to China in the Far East. He covered approximately 75,000 miles by land and sea, which is three times the distance Venetian explorer Marco Polo covered. in 1354 Ibn Battuta returned to Morocco and dictated an account of his…

claiming new lands for their countries have one stunning thing in common. In culture after culture, native peoples have been overlooked and abused. Indigenous people have often lived in a country for thousands of Years before it was “discovered.” In Africa, it was the native African tribes who were abused. In Australia it was the Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders. In the and The U.S. government signed many peace treaties with…

government decided to end the slave trade in 1808 due to a clause in the constitution. Notwithstanding the new act, “Illegal slaving went on for about 50 years. In 1860, Nathaniel Gordon, one of the last American slave ship captains, made a voyage to West Africa and loaded his ship”(“The Slave Trade”). Since it was such an affluent business, no one could pass up such an opportunity. A multitude of plantation owners cherished the idea of making more money through slaves so much that they went…

Cultural Diversity and Developments Madagascar has a unique blend of customs and faiths from Southeast Asia, India, the Middle East, and Africa. It is one of the seventeen megadiverse countries in the world. Approximately 250,000 species are found in Madagascar. Over 65 percent of the species found on the island of Madagascar are not found anywhere else on earth such as elephant birds. (Dewar & Wright, 1993). Madagascar is also home to the third largest coral reef system in the world. Madagascar…

The early modern era helped shaped the world into what it is today. Empires rose and fell, and new advancements were made in intellectual and physical disciplines. Triangular trade however, provided the McGuffin that was needed to forge a new world order closer to the one of present day. Triangular trade did not only bring benefits; pitfalls were sandwiched in between the highpoints. Triangular trade in the early modern era brought political, economic, and cultural changes to the Old and New…

In the first half of the twentieth century, the economic, political, ideological aspects all contributed to the skyrocketing and widespread imperialism, galvanizing developed countries to seek for more lands beyond the mainlands. However, the reasons are not isolated. The factor of economic pursuit, political ambitions, and ideological considerations were inter-connected, together strengthening the determination to expand territories. To begin with, the economic pursuit in the land overseas was…