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- 291: Ancient Egyptian Religion As S
- ... Ancient Egyptians¹ religion has been fully demonstrated through Egyptian art, architecture, and funerary practices, the influence of their beliefs has extended far beyond what is imaginable. According to Noel Q. King, author of Religions of Africa, Egyptian religion of old has had one of the greatest effects upon Africa¹s modern religions (47-48). For example, the multiple gods that the Ancient Egyptians adopted into their theism so long ago are still today present in many African tribes. In addition, the methods used in ... Cited Harris, J. R., ed. The Legacy of Egypt. 2nd ed. Glasgow: Oxford University Press, 1971. Howell, J. Morton. Egypt¹s Past, Present, and Future. Ohio: Service Publishing Company, 1929. King, Noel Q. Religions of Africa. New York: Harper and Row Publishing Company, 1970. Payne, Elizabeth. The Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt. New York: Random House Publishing Company, 1964. Showker, Kay. Egypt: A Complete Guide with Nile Cruises and Visits to ...
- 292: Political Economy Of The Ancient India
- ... for the first time by the Ku sanas and in large quantity by the Guptas; both kingdoms were active in foreign trade. Gold was imported from Central Asia and Rome and later perhaps from eastern Africa because, in spite of India's recurring association with gold, its sources were limited. Expanding trade encouraged the openin g up of new routes, and this, coupled with the expanding village economy, led to a ... stronger Spaniards were absorbed in discovering the New World (a by-product of the same search for an Eastern route). The Portuguese further inherited crusading zeal from wars against the Moors in Portugal and North Africa. Finally, they had learned navigational techniques from the Genoese, who were disgruntled at their exclusion from the Mediterranean carrying trade. When Vasco da Gama arrived in Calicut, he hoped to find Christians cut off by ... gales and mounted with cannon, could easily dispose of Arab and Malay shipping. The bases enabled the Portuguese to dominate the main sea-lanes; but Portugal, with fewer than one million people and involved in Africa and South America as well, was desperately short of manpower. Albuquerque turned his fortresses into settlements to provide a resident population for defense. Intermarriage was encouraged. At the same time, Christianity was encouraged through ...
- 293: The Spread of AIDS
- ... agent responsible for AIDS probably dates from the 1950s, with a chance infection of humans by a modified Simian virus found in African green monkeys. Whatever its origins, scientists surmise that the disease spread from Africa to the Caribbean and Europe, then to the U.S. Current estimates are that 1.5 to 2 million Americans are now probably HIV carriers, with higher numbers in Central Africa and parts of the Caribbean. Recapping AIDS - the facts: --------------------------- AIDS is an insidious, often fatal but less contagious disease than measles, chicken pox or hepatitis B. AIDS is thought to be caused primarily by a ... HIV viruses. Not spread by mosquitoes and other insects: ------------------------------------------- There's no evidence of HIV transmission by insects. Researchers report that the AIDS virus cannot multiply or survive inside a mosquito. The infection pattern in Africa - where children who are not sexually active might be expected to have AIDS if mosquito bites were a real threat - shows no sign of insect transmission. Vaccines still a way off: ------------------------- Scientists caution that ...
- 294: Oedipus The King - Compared To Things Fall Apart
- ... Culross Online). "He married Chrisitie Chinwe Okoli, and now has four children: Chinelo, Ikechukwu, Chidi, and Nwando" (Culross Online). Achebe wrote this novel to reflect the African cultures: "He also fiercely resents the stereotype of Africa as an undifferentiated 'primitive' land, the 'heart of darkness,' as Conrad called it. Throughout the novel he shows how African cultures vary among themselves and how they change over time" (Chinua Online). However, Sophocles used ... a tragedy befell him and those around him. I think that Achebe could have been trying to hint to the reader that placing too much emphasis on acting manly is bad. Women role in and Africa in the ancient time is also discussed in novel. They were both married when they were a young lady: "Young women were considered marriageable in their mid-teen" (Chinua Online). Women were treated as a ... story unfolds like a Greek tragedy as traditional Ibo customs are challenged by new European ways. This classic was the first novel by an African writer included in the syllabus for students in English-speaking Africa" (Things Online). In "Oedipus the King", the setting in the case of most Greek tragedies, does not require a change of scene. Throughout the play the scene with at least one door represents the ...
- 295: Jumping Mouse
- In July’s People, Nadine Gordimer gives a very detailed and knowledgeable explanation of the political turmoil within South Africa. By expressing the emotions of a family involved in the deteriorating situation and the misunderstandings between blacks and whites, she adds a very personal and emotional touch, which allows the reader to understand the true ... experience. She makes obvious throughout the book that prejudice plays a major role in uncovering the reactions of Bamford and Maureen Smales. The Smales were a suburban, upper middle class, white family living in Southern Africa until political turmoil and war forced them to flee from their home and lives. Rebel black armies in Soweto and other areas of Southern Africa revolted against the government and the minority white race, attacking radio and television stations and burning the homes of whites. The Smales needed to get out quickly. Their servant July, whom they had always ...
- 296: Plagues and Diseases
- ... Black Death. It took Europe by storm from approximately 1345 to 1361. It would also make small comebacks throughout the next 400 years, but never like it did the first time. It also reached into Africa, China, Russia, and the Scandinavian countries. It was truly a worldwide pandemic. But, it has a secondary effect that not many people are aware of. The colonies of Greenland, settled by the Vikings, were stricken ... or any previously uninhabited area, the risk is high that we will find something. Although it might be something we don't want to find. Hey, its happened before. When the white man first infiltrated Africa, he found tsete flies, malaria, and yellow fever just on the coast. As he tried to move inland, more killers emerged.10 In 1816, Captain James Tuckney tried to explore the River Congo. His expedition ... a massive expedition to Niger on 2 boats. After all was said and done, every white was sick and 50 were dead. Not one black died. There were dozens more of these disastrous treks into Africa. The results of these trips, whites dying and blacks surviving, led to the erroneous medical belief that whites could not work without getting sick, so only blacks should work.12 This still lead to ...
- 297: Ebola and Marburg Viruses
- ... Project Ebola). A large, shy man by the name of Gene Johnson was the first pioneer to venture out to find the roots of the Ebola and Marburg viruses. Gene spent many years in Central Africa looking for these viruses. After digging up virtually every piece of land in Central Africa, Gene Johnson wound up without a single case or report of a virus. A man by the name of Charles Monet and a young boy referred to in this book as Peter Cardinal both contracted ... them." (pg. 393 - Camp). The Marburg and Ebola related viruses are scary enough to scare a small speedo off a two ton elephant. As the hunt continues, the mystery lurks deep in the forests of Africa.
- 298: Heart Of Darkness
- ... of his journey. The Kurtz prior to his journey was a man with a noble heart. We learn about Kurtz prior to his journey by listening to the conversations Marlow has when he returns from Africa. Marlow talked with Kurtz’ cousin, an old colleague, and his Intended. Kurtz "was a universal genius" (244). The old colleague told of "how the man could talk. He electrified large meetings. He had faith…He ... were stately, and the effect of the torch-light on the face was sinister (169). Kurtz had painted this while he was at the Central Station. This painting is Kurtz’ view of the colonization of Africa. The blindfold refers to the lack of vision that the advancing civilization going into Africa has. Marlow agrees. He refers to the colonists, as "men going at it blind-as is very proper for those who tackle a darkness" (140). The torch usually means bearers of a spark from ...
- 299: D-Day
- ... 1941 by declaring war on Russia, until then his ally. His Italian and Japanese partners also made mistakes. They both attempted more than they had the strength to handle. Italy pushed the war into North Africa. Japan brought the United states into the conflict, on December 7th of that same year, by attacking Hawaii (Pearl Harbor) the Philippines and other American possessions in the Pacific. American military strategists, like the British ... Montgomery, defeated the Germans and Italians in Egypt- the first in a series of defeats that was to drive them out of the North African desert. And farther west, nearer to the Atlantic side of Africa, a 1000-ship British and American invasion force had landed. As it advanced to meet Montgomery, the enemy was caught in a powerful two-way squeeze. In January 1943, Prime Minister Churchill and President Franklin D. Roosevelt met at Casablanca in north Africa. By then they felt that the tide of the war had turned. the Russians had stopped the Germans at the Russian city of Stalingrad, and were pushing back from Volga River. The North African ...
- 300: African-Americans In The South
- ... enemies, the birth of children to slave parents, and means of punishment. Enslaved Africans represented many different peoples, each with distinct cultures, religions, and languages. Most originated from the coast or the interior of West Africa, between present-day Senegal and Angola. Other enslaved peoples originally came from Madagascar and Tanzania in East Africa. Slavery became of major economic importance after the sixteenth century with the European conquest of South and Central America. These slaves had a great impact on the sugar and tobacco industries. A triangular trade route ... 17th and 18th century enslaved African Americans in the Upper South mostly raised tobacco. In coastal South Carolina and Georgia, they harvested indigo for dye and grew rice, using agricultural expertise brought with them from Africa. By the 1800s rice, sugar, and cotton became the South's leading cash crops. The patenting of the cotton gin by Eli Whitney in 1793 made it possible for workers to gin separate the ...
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