Kate Ward Per. 3 9/11/13 River Valley civilizations were the first to occur throughout time. Two of the most advanced were Egypt and Mesopotamia. Although both had a male dominant government that was supported by a patriarchal king or leader‚ Egypt had a strong‚ centralized government whereas Mesopotamia was decentralized and was based upon small city-states operating independently. To add‚ Egypt was also classified as self sufficient rather than Mesopotamia who relied on trade because of unstable
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Europeans had different types of technologies that let them go pass the once opaque Sahara desert. Because of this advancement‚ a larger concentration of trade occurred. While Europe traded with Africa‚ Indian traders began to arrive to West Africa‚ as part of the Indian Ocean Trade Network. In sub-Saharan Africa‚ the system of the gold-salt trade developed. In this trade‚ Arab and Berber traders crossed the Sahara with caravans loaded with salt. They also carried cloth‚ weapons‚ and
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Culture and Society The culture of Timbuktu was structured due to specific roles each member was given. Women and girls were responsible for the home and cooking. They could not have the privilege of education‚ for it was strictly for men. Girls would marry at 13 and were raised in preparation of being a wife and mother. Timbuktu became a common meeting place for traders and travelers due to the location of the out of range floods of the Niger River. Islam spread through Africa by travelers and
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and having arabic texts and standard shapes made trade easier “In...Hemisphere” This affects trade. It affects it by by cultural also by money. What i mean by money is on buying There would not have been any expansion of Islam or trade south of the Sahara if it wasn’t for the camel caravans. what advantage might readers of arabic have in trading zone encompassed by the coins? things for trade
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between 80 and 120 cms. The Addax’s hooves are broad with flat soles and strong claws to help them walk on of soft sand. The Addax can live anywhere from 15 to 25 years in captivity. The Addax species are found in remote parts of North Africa in the Sahara desert. They prefer desert terrain and stony deserts‚ semi-desert and dry steppes. They inhabit areas with succulents‚ Acacia grasses and small bushes as they are
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African Rock Art was and is a very important part of African culture. These paintings have been found in such exotic locales as Libya‚ the Sahara Desert‚ Algeria and South African sites. Most of these paintings were made at about the beginning of the 5th millennium BC into the 2nd.These pictures were painted in caves or on rock walls of cliffs‚ hence the name Rock Art. Although people admire rock art‚ the design techniques‚ usage‚ and preservation of this unique artform help the viewer understand
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technologies. These were all shared between different cultures and parts of the world. According to a website‚ by “History Blueprint” created in 2014‚ it stated that there were nomads that lived in the edges of the Sahara deserts‚ called the “Berber People.” The Berber people would cross the Sahara Desert with salt and gold. Since salt was an important need for
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Africa has a rich and very detailed history. The biggest desert is Africa called the Sahara. Since it was so hard to travel across by feet‚ people needed a better way of traveling. The introduction of camels had a great influence on West Africa. If it wasn’t for camels‚ there would be no trade. The salt/gold trade‚ how Islam influenced West Africa‚ and the cultural legacy of West Africa‚ are a few of the many historic events that make West Africa amazing. The two items that were most in demand
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also one of my favorite books. I was very excited to read the English vision. The Little Prince makes several profound and idealistic observations about life and human nature. For example‚ it tells of a fox meeting the young prince as he exits the Sahara desert. The story’s great part is contained in the lines uttered by the fox to the little prince: "One sees clearly only with the heart. What is essential is invisible to the eye.” Other key thematic messages are included in the story‚ such as: "You
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The story of Jamestown is the story of how our country began with the first permanent English settlement on our shores in the year 1607. It is the story of the interaction among three cultures – the Powhatans‚ the English and the Africans - each of whom had their own unique way of life. The ancestors of the Powhatans had lived in eastern Virginia for thousands of years and had formed a hierarchical political structure and complex trade relationships. The English had begun to
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