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    Nigerian American is fully aware of what their culture really is.Fortuality, Nigeria is considered one of the largest country in Africa which has created a diverse culture.Instead of Nigeria is only one country, it split into three major ethnic groups.The groups are Hausa, Yoruba, and Igbo which has a combination of the traditional history. Even though Nigeria has over 500 languages, their main language is English.Nigerians are people who are very united with their family especially mother to…

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    ancestral rituals that are still practiced in Senegal today. The meaning of culture cannot be underestimated for any country. All these factors have both direct and indirect roles in the development of a country's’ culture. Senegal once was part of the West African Empire of Ghana, Tekur, and Mali. The nation takes its name from the river that runs along its north-east borders, making the frontier with Mauritania and Mali. A poetic saying from the Wolof people states that the name derives from…

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    Apush Dbq

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    The task of our ADI was to find out what strategies, battles, and people affected the outcome of the Civil War. Our guiding question was, “How does time, place, strategie, political, economic and geographic leadership affect the outcome of the Civil war?” Our group used a pie chart and a map of the Civil war that shows the battles. With the map we marked the important battles, minor battles and the Gettysburg Address. In the pie chart we marked the advantage and who had it. Take the cotton…

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    Berlin Wall Failure

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    1989, over 5,000 people crossed over. However, it must be considered that there were some attempts that ended in complete and utter disaster. The Berlin Wall was built to prevent East Berliners from migrating in the West where there was a rapid growth in the economy. As a result, West Germans were given the opportunity to live luxurious lives. However, living conditions for East Germans were different as it was under the direct influence of a communist society where freedom was restricted.…

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    civilization as you romp up and down this pristine area. The west side of the park contains the main beach, while two smaller beaches inhabit the northern part of the park. Surrounding islands harbor diverse wildlife. You may have to drive a bit to get here, but the extra effort is well worth it. Location South of beautiful Fort Myers sits Lovers Key State Park and its perfect, white beaches along Florida?s Gulf Coast. Travel north on Hickory Boulevard west of Bonita Springs, or drive south on…

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    The absolute location of French Guinea is 4 north and 53 west. It is located to the left and above Brazil, and to the right of Surinam. It is slightly larger than Indiana with a population of 277,316 people, in 1950 it was only 25,479. Guyana has 3 main types of transport; normal buses, Air links, and taxi boats. The average year round temperature is 85° Fahrenheit. The people of French guinea are new world Native American, African, and European descent, and some Asian, like most of North and…

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    Mali Africa Mali is the biggest country in the northwest part of africa it borders 5 different countries bordering it NIger, Senegal, guinea, côte d'ivoire, burkina faso salt is also big i mali people used to trade a pound of gold for a pound of salt. It also has the largest mud and brick building in the world and it is also a very important building of mali. This country is also the cradle of the empire of ghana one of the first empires of western africa says the website Traveling East.…

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    Lincoln announced that they would be using this plan on April 19, 1861. The Union first traveled down the Mississippi River into New Orleans and gained control of the Mississippi River. Once they blocked off the west portion , the south could not transport any weapons to and from lands toward the west. Then they advanced from the Mississippi river to Georgia to block off more land. Once this land was blocked off, they didn’t have…

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    Did you know that Mali in the middle ages was one of the wealthiest countries at the time? Medieval Mali was a kingdom in Africa, and it rose to prominence under Mansa Musa in the early 1300s. Mali influenced other parts of the world, and the world influenced Mali, because of gifts, trade, and scholarly exchange. One reason Mali had influence on the world, as well as the world influencing Mali, was through gifts. At one point, during Mansa Musa’s reign, around 1360 to 1361, he sent a giraffe,…

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    (nomads) and merchants such as the Venetians traded with the empire. “Desire for gold caused merchants to make the difficult journey from the Maghrib and the rest of North Africa across the Sahara Desert to the region of savannah and forest called West…

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