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    World History Survey Honors (HIST250) DBQ Analysis & Setup Chart Instructions: Complete the chart below. Ensure that your thesis statement is measurably provable and that it is clear what you are setting out to prove. In the “key evidence & support” section‚ simply list the key areas of support that you would use to prove your thesis. In the “group” sections‚ explain how you would organize and use the documents in order to prove your thesis. Finally‚ answer each of the questions related to

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    Before the Europeans came to Africa in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries‚ Africans developed an advanced civilization. Many cities‚ kingdoms‚ and empires like the empire of Aksum in east Africa in the 300’s and other parts of Africa arose and declined. In West Africa‚ empires like the Ghana‚ Mali and Songhai controlled the gold and salt trade. They were the crossroads of trading. Cities on Africa’s east coast also gained wealth and power through trade in between 1000 and 1500. In Africa between

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    Africa Before European Arrival People of the early African kingdoms were able to create successful trade routes with Europe and Asia‚ become very wealthy from conquering and gaining land‚ and were able to have a strong central government. All of this was done before the Europeans had reached Africa. Trade flourished on the East African coast‚ especially when trading was established with India and Arabia. African kingdoms were prosperous‚ because of their success with not only trading but also

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    Name Date DBQ 7: AFRICA BEFORE EUROPEAN ARRIVAL Historical Context Africans had developed advanced civilizations before the Europeans arrived in the fifteenth and sixteenth cenfuries. Several centers of advanced civilization existed in Africa between 300 and 1400. The kingdom of Aksum (Ethiopia today) arose in East Africa. It flourished beginning in the 300s. Other African kingdoms‚ empires‚ and cities also arose and declined. In West Africa‚ three empires-Ghana‚ Mali‚ and Songhaibecame wealthy

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    It was not until the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries when Europeans colonized Africa. By that time‚ the Africans already had progressive civilizations. This included having wealth and power through trade‚ a well-organized society‚ and a vigorous military force/government. Along all the land routes and sea routes‚ such as the trans-Saharan trade route‚ many products were traded. For example‚ products such as gold‚ salt‚ ivory‚ animal skins‚ etc. Aksum’s location by the Red Sea provided it with

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    aids me in learning more about the Caribbean’s history. My topic possesses many educational benefits. For instance a clear insight is offered as to what Caribbean life was like before the arrival of the Europeans and the impact that their arrival had upon Caribbean life and indigenous life in general. 1 Before the arrival of Christopher Columbus‚ the indigenous people lived in peace and harmony. They were simple people who mainly survived on simple subsistence farming‚ trading as well as hunting

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    Africa Essay Part 2: Does Africa Have a History? * * * * There has been a notion that Africa does not have a history of its own before Europeans came to Africa. Hugh Trevor-Roper made an infamous statement in 1965 proclaiming‚ “Perhaps‚ in the future‚ there will be some African history

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    century‚ almost all of Africa was under European rule. This was in great contrast to 1880‚ when close to none of Africa was under direct rule of the continents. This stark change in power was due to the interest in raw materials‚ new trade opportunities‚ political gain over other countries‚ and Europeans feeling the need to spread Christianity‚ democracy‚ and capitalism. (Spielvogel and McTighe 230-233). Although European imperialism helped to "civilize" the people of Africa and develop the continent

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    the role geography played in the European colonization of Africa encouraged European efforts to control the massive continent of Arica. This document based question can be split up into three groups of documents: hindered‚ encouraged‚ and ignored efforts. The Europeans came together and created a conference called the Berlin Conference in 1884 in order for them to split Africa and prevent disputes (Document J). This encouraged the European efforts to colonize Africa because of the massive size of the

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    America before the first Europeans settled there. The Americans were already practicing different cultures thought the hemisphere. They had their own cultures and towns‚ and they also fought for territory and trade. The Americans built many large cities and developed religions. The West Africans had already developed both diverse and complex cultures before the Europeans arrived. The empires which are Ghana‚ Mali‚ and Songhai‚ dictated western Africa. All those empires traded with the Europeans and

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