Examples List on African History

...African History A close look at D.T. Niane’s Sundiata: An Epic of Old Mali reveals a complex society inthe crux of change. Based upon the historical leader of medieval Sudan, Sundiata provides the pivot point between the primitive African beliefs of the area with the rising power of Islam, demonstrating characteristics and adherence to both and neither. Like his historical counterpart, Sundiata seems primarily focused on the material earthly aspects of his actions rather than any spiritual benefit he might gain, yet these actions help to provide a delicate picture of how a powerful leader might approach changing ideologies within his own...

...History and Political Science 10 February African History The impact of WWI on the colonial administration and governance in Africa and the involvement of Indigenous Africans in the War Different parts of Africa reacted differently to the invasion of Europeans in Africa, which took place in the nineteenth century (Mentan 303). A number of Indigenous groups from Africa had suffered from long periods of strife. A region like East Africa was uncertain of the future when it welcomed European presence. In other nations such as Tanganyika, now Tanzania, Ghana, Ethiopia, Zimbabwe and Libya, there was a lot of resistance. All in all, peace was hoped for in all regions. During the initial years... ...

...African History Question Was Christianity known to African natives before coming of Western Missionaries in the 19th Century? It is not correct to believe that Christianity was unknown to African natives before the coming of Western missionaries in the 19th Century. Christianity links with Africa started nearly two thousand years ago, two weeks after birth of Jesus Christ as recorded in the Bible (Olupona 90). In addition to this, Christianity spread in North Africa approximately 150 years after the death of Christ. Once in North Africa, Christianity spread slowly to the west from Alexandria and east to Ethiopia, and in...

...History and Political Science of the Concerned 22 December African History Describe the major developments of early human and social evolution. Throughout, discuss tool manufacturing, language development, agriculture, social behavior, and population growth. Response- There is no denying the fact that millions and billions of years of human social evolution was guided by the biological imperatives of greed, procreation and self preservation. Over the course of the human social evolution, proto humans evinced a marked change with respect to the way they associated with food. This change was motivated out of a natural urge to adapt them self to the environment in which they lived... and to...

...African American community was astounding and he rose to become a Black American Icon. As per (Mc Elrath 15)“ Martin Luther King Jr. holds a unique place in American history, as he was a controversial figure in his own time”. Martin Luther King Jr’s words are known throughout the world: “I have a dream... Dr. Martin Luther King Introduction Dr. Martin Luther King was a Baptist preacher and political activist, who lived for a fewer than 40 years, who in that short time transformed the lives of Black Americans. Martin Luther King was born on 15th January 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia, state in the USA’s Deep South. At first, he was called Michael, but in 1934, Michael Sr. changed both his own and his son’s...

...African history The African history is very rich. Starting from late 7th century North and East Africa came under the immensely inclined by the rise of Islam. This lead to the creation of new cultures one of those were the Swahili people. In 11th Century, the Berber’s mingled with the Arabs and hence formed the Berber culture. The people of Africa in this time span became part of one of the richest, cultural and highly sophisticated civilization. From Red Sea to the Atlantic, Northern Africa had come under the rule of Muslims. The Muslims were able to take control of Spain. With the invasion of Spain, agriculture, engineering, mining, scholar ship, industry, architecture and industry... Africa African ...

...African History The essay aims to discuss the importance and significance of studying the African history. The essay explores the way through which the African historical artifices have been used to educate people about the African history and eventually this education made people descent feel inferior. it has been unveiled that the African history has been depicted in very detailed in the African literature but people are generally not thought about the richness of the African culture and the significance of their history due to which gradually there is sense of degrading and inferiority has [penetrated inside the minds and psyches of the African people and they have accepted... The Importance of...

...Africans in Egypt and North Africa because of it imperialist nature. According to Swain, the Greek Empire is known to have established diplomatic relations in 324 BC with greater parts of North Africa. This is to the effect that the Libyans and Carthaginians are some of the people who sent complimentary embassies... Insert Introduction The Greek Empire was wide enough to cover the Athenian and the Macedonian Empires and covered a wide epoch starting from 8th century BC to ca. 600 AD. During the Hellenistic period, the Greek Empire covered the Diadochi states such as the Seleucid, the Antigonoid and the Ptolemaic dynasties. The influence of the Grecian-Hellenistic power had a profound influence over...

...African nations have a dynamic history in the events of their colonial periods. Respective nations in Africa were under the rule of diverse colonialist nations. For instance, most of the West African nations were colonized by France. Indeed, colonialism brought an enormous gap in the social stratification and general structures of leadership within the African nations. Consequently, the African natives devised techniques and strategies of denouncing the colonial leadership. The chauvinistic colonial leaderships had oppressive impacts on the African natives. In most cases, the colonial regimes had predetermined capitalist interests. Therefore, they exploited Africans for cheap access... ? Introduction...

...African History Sahara is currently a region that cannot be reclaimed for Agricultural activities owing to the unfavorable climatic conditions. However, studies have shown that it historically supported life due to the seasonal rainfall amounts that were being experienced. With the deterioration of the environmental conditions, communities living within its vicinity developed coping mechanisms that enabled them to adapt. Their coping mechanisms and approach towards sharing the limited resources found within the desert such as oases are details that are variably eminent in understanding the historical perspectives of the African... . The archaeological studies in the Saharan region have...

...African history In the ancient Africa, features that existed and those that exist today played an important role in bringing together the people that lived in different parts of Africa. Among the features in Africa that contributed to the development of linkages between people include such like the Indian Ocean and Sahara desert, which were important places for trading activities. These areas established connection between people who lived in Africa and beyond through exchange of products. In some parts of Sahara, trading was the most dominant economic activity while in some others there were seasonal... Insert Insert Grade Insert 3rd December Importance of the Sahara and the Indian Ocean in ancient...

...history. The world, in general, owes the Islam community a debt. In terms... Arab and Islamic Revolutions The Arab nations in Africa have been on the international map for various reasons. Recently, there have been uprisings against dictatorial regimes. These uprisings have seen dictators fall under the people of the land. It is something that has captured the international community’s attention (Ramadan 79). However, there have not been uprisings that only fight for the rights and civil liberties of the people that rock these nations. Arab nations have a reputation of having revolutions that fall under scientific brilliance. They are responsible for leading scientific and intellectual breakthroughs in...

...African war zones, and later sold by warlords for purposes of financing the conflicts under consideration (Blood diamond). This movie is set during the civil war in Sierra Leone that is between the years 1996-2001 and it shows a country that is divided between insurgent forces, and loyalists of the government. This movie also depicts the war crimes committed by the rebels, and this includes amputation of the hands of people, in order... Blood Diamond: Blood Diamond is a movie produced in 2006, and it is a political war thriller that is directed and co-produced by Edward Zwick, Djimon Hounson, Jennifer Connely, and Leornado DiCaprio. The title is used to refer to diamonds that were mined in the African...

...African autocrat. It also reveals how intensely love and lust hurt individuals, especially those in the helm of affairs. Nicholas Garrigan believes that he would have a free life and good destiny ahead if and only he escapes from his father’s control. However, he later realizes that he has become the political slave of a treacherous tyrant Idi Amin, the dictator of Uganda. Garrigan takes everything for granted and easily gets into relationships without understanding people. On his way to a village, he meets a beautiful African woman and has sex with her... The Last King of Scotland: Movie Analysis The famous British drama film ‘The Last King of Scotland’ gained worldwide admiration for the way it...

...history often leads the American public to believe. The decline of the Sudanic states were directly associated with the increase in European travel to the regions, Western influences in the 17th century increasing the slave trade and shifting overall trade away from the African continent, leaving them vulnerable to the Western manipulations. Portuguese settlements would eventually lead towards the influx of more Western communities which in turn led to colonization.10 Portuguese adventurers that discovered the riches of Ghana nicknamed the region the Gold Coast. Eventually, European trade with the region of Ghana was centered both on gold and slaves, making... ?The Emergence, Development, and Decline of...

...African American history are focused on real events. However, just because a story tells of fictional characters or make-believe possibilities doesn’t mean that it doesn’t express some reality. Sometimes, these stories focus more on the beliefs and experiences of the people involved and thus can reveal more about the inner life of the culture. This is the case... Frederick Douglass Although his exact birth is not known, Frederick Douglass believed he was born sometime in February of 1818 in Maryland. He died on February 20, 1895. At birth, he was called Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey. “He spent his early years with his grandparents and with an aunt, seeing his mother only four or five times before...

...African Arts In African history, Arts integrates in the African culture. There are quite a number of diverse forms of Arts; they range from painting, sculpturing, and visual Arts. These Arts belong to different figures, styles, and shapes; all these are mostly in a naturalistic style (Helen Gardener, Fred S. Kleiner, Christine J. Mamiya, 140). The sculptures are iconographic features and the most compelling of all the Arts; they are the most idealized of individual, animals, and decorated stools. They are sculptured to different sizes, some almost the same size of the individuals they are idealizing. In Ife, they are mostly in towns, near the King’s palace... with shrines, although, in other...

...History of African Americans Question 1 Jim Crow- What does this term mean and how did it affect the Southern Society, especially pertaining to African Americans after the Civil War till present day? Answer. Jim Crow Law was the name given to anti black laws in USA. These laws were discriminatory and racist in nature clearly defining white superiority over African Americans. It was basically a racial caste system followed in southern states after American civil war, till mid of 1960s. It was a complete social system based on injustice, inequality, prejudice, race and hate against African Americans. The...

...African American History Wolff s that African Americans have come a long way to be where they are today (par They have had to overcome manychallenges, including racial discrimination, segregation, political and economic injustice mated on them by their white counterparts. There rights and status were very much under attack in the 1890s. In spite of the fact that the passage of the 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments seemed to provide fundamental social and political freedom to every citizen in the country, Black Americans remained marginalized and disenfranchised by the white politicians. Wolff reveals that South Carolina became the first state to disenfranchise African Americans by denying them... ...

...African American History Most African American are descendants of Africans held captive in the United States from 1619 to 1865. Other African American people have their ancestors who immigrated to settle in the United States of America. The descendants of majority of African American were sold into slavery by African states or kidnapped by Arabs, Africans, Americans, and European slave traders. European powers exploited and expanded slave trade in Africa in search of free labor for plantations in the new world (America). American slave populations constituted various ethnic groups from central and western Africa (Joanne 25). They include Igbo, Wolof, Mande, Akan, Fon, Bakongo and Makua... Question...

...African-American History Introduction The entire Lewis Gordon’s article focuses on addressing African-American Race, Philosophy and the Reason of Geography. According to Gordon, the African-American philosophy is among the most developed theoretical reflection areas in the African-American studies. The emergency of these studies has been marked by many researchers that philosophy gives much to people who study the African diaspora along with the unique thought endemic categories. It is due to the fact that diaspora gives many difficulties to the contemporary and modern philosophy (Gordon...

...African Economic History Speaking about Africa, at first we should mention that is the poorest country in the world with its 887 million people population. And it became even poorer than it was some 20 years ago. We could see Africa's regress looking on the foreign trade, international investments and the people's living standard. But there is variation in Africa's wealth. There is a difference in annual income per person: north and south states are wealth, and the east Africa, on the contrary, is poor. A great contribution in Africa's poverty was made by the numbers of wars that Africa had had since the time it became an independent country. Its poor...

...African American History African American History of African Americansare citizens of the United States who trace at least part of their ancestry to Africa. Some are recent immigrants. But most are descended from Africans who were brought in slavery to the American colonies and states between the years 1619 and 1808. Today, African Americans number about 39.7 million, or 13.4 percent of the total U.S. population. The largest communities are in the Deep South, followed by the Northeast, Midwest, and West. This paper intends to analyze the history of African Americans. In order to conduct a detailed analysis, I have divided the whole paper into six units which deal with the history... Running Head: African ...

...African American History Martin Luther King also holds his own in terms of importance and relevance. Their lives, both personal and political are not that difficult to understand since it seems that they both wanted the same times for their people and for themselves. To make a comparison between them, it would be logical to first discuss Malcolm X who is more popular in an urban sense and then focus on Martin Luther King who appears to be more acceptable as a populist leader. My impression of Malcolm X changed considerably reading about his life and while I had previously considered him to be one... of the leaders who suggested that violence is necessary to obtain political gains, after...

...African-American History Inserts His/Her Inserts Grade Inserts inserts How did the Great Depression affect African American in the North, South, and West in the countryside, and in the city, and how did they respond? A great economic crisis hit America on 29th October, 1929, which is also known as the Black Tuesday which led to collapse of the American stock market, and from there began a ruthless story of suffering, and hardships , and bringing in what is known as the Great Depression. “Americans were living out a harsh game of survival. Workers lost their jobs, families lost their homes, and some children had to drop out of school”...