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History!

Africa...*scratching of chalk on board*
geography of isolation

  • Sahara
  • rivers
  • smooth coast line
  • rainforest(only 10%)
    it is believed that the earliest humans were in Africa(E.Africa)
    Civilisations...
    was thought there were no civilisations
    griot-no written language(in some places)
    Egypt...blablablaKush....pyramids...conquered....tequila? what? on Niger river is Ghana Mali and Songhai...yep. Ghana are important b/c they were losers, commited genocide, cannibals...thousands of ways to cook a human arm...*confused*
    Mali...rich how? gold and salt trade controlled. Mansa Musa, took Islam pilgrimage...Timbuktu...Ibn Battuta, recorded stuff .
    Songhai..Aska Mohammed
    Slave Trade(1500-1800) - why? mainly for labour. Indians(Native Americans didnt work out b/c of death due to illness) Age of Imperialism- why?
  • political - desire to be #1
  • economic - resources, Europe going through the Industrial revolution - need for markets(colonies were a good source)
  • Ethnocentrism - euro, white mans burden...thought they had to civilise people
    + & - to Imperialism...
  • medicine
  • education
  • infrostructure
    -
  • feeling of inferiority
  • loss of resources
  • forced labour
    Above is a colonial balance sheet
    1950's & 60's...independence
  • WWII - weakness
  • Kenyatta
  • NKrumah
  • Mandela
  • Apartheid - official policy of separation of South Africa...blacks had no life...denied many things in life(15% controlled, 85% were under control)
    DeKlurk released Mandela...1 man 1 vote...Mandela president...blabla...Human rights violations...