the case for orphaned children living in sub-Saharan Africa. Geographically‚ sub-Saharan Africa consists of all the countries located south of the Saharan dessert in the continent of Africa. Orphans living in this area of the continent face severe complications that are unique to their location. Orphans in sub-Saharan Africa are severely misrepresented and
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Asia and sub-Saharan Africa Islam influenced sub-Saharan African culture without incorporating African states into a Middle Eastern core. During much of the classical period‚ links between sub-Saharan Africa and the civilized cores were limited. Between 800 C.E. and 1500 C.E.‚ contacts between Africa and other civilizations intensified. One of the most important of the cultural influences was the conversion of some African states to Islam. Islamization connected Africa more closely to a Eurasian
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Jailene Derisse Mrs.Bryant 24 May 2013 Over the course of many years‚ parts of Sub Saharan Africa have decreased in their population because of the STD AIDS. The African government plays a significant role in the reason behind the way AIDS has spread throughout Africa‚ as an epidemic. When AIDS was beginning to be well known‚ many African leaders did intervene and showed moral support for some time. Unfortunately‚ they fell short of providing adequate resources to the
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both in altitude and life-supporting conditions from the Atlas into the Sahara desert itself‚ which is one of the most arid and least hospitable climates on earth. Trans-Sahara trade refer to the trade between North Africa and Western Sudan across the Sahara desert. The trade requires travel across the Sahara to reach Sub-Saharan Africa from the North Africa Coast‚ Europe or the Levant. While the trade existed from pre-historic times‚ the peak of the trade extended from the eighth century until
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Essay Jack Walker The Silk Road from the period of 200bce to 1450ce had many patterns of interaction that change and stayed the same over time. The patterns of interaction that changed over 200bce to 1450ce were the safety of the roads due to expansion of government with protective borders. Items that were traded along the Silk Road changed during the years 200bce to 1450ce. Lastly religion exchange on the Silk Road changed during the years of 200bce to 140ce. The patterns
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9th Grade Global History Final Exam Erie 2 Chautauqua Cattaraugus BOCES Name: _________________________________________ Date: _________________________________ Part One: Multiple Choice 1. Which document is an example of a primary source? (1) a novel on the Age of Discovery (3) a diary of a Holocaust survivor (2) a textbook on Latin American history (4) an encyclopedia article on Songhai culture 2. Based on the information provided by this map‚ which statement about urban
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poor serfs were bound to a property owned by a wealthy landlord who oversaw them. 2. The slave trade from Africa to the Mediterranean Sea and Indian Ocean long predated the arrival of Europeans. A trans-saharan trade route connected to the Nile River was utilized by Arabs to move people from Sub-Saharan Africa to the
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Timbuktu was and still is located in Mali‚ Africa. It served its importance in 1300-1600 BCE. through scholars‚ trade‚ and architectural achievements. The importance of scholars‚ wealth‚ trade and architectural achievements‚ along with the influential people made Timbuktu one of the most important cities in the post-classical world. One of the scholars at this time was Al-Rahman‚ who was an Arab scholar who visited Timbuktu. He found that scholars of Timbuktu were more knowledgeable in Islamic teachings
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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 a large coastline and ports which gave access to the Indian Ocean as well as the Mediterranean
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The Health Care That Never Exists What if you were to live in a world with no source of health care whatsoever? How about living in a world where diseases are common and you are living with unhygienic sources of water? In the world of Sub-Saharan countries of Africa‚ which can include Congo and Uganda‚ poverty is very common. Being poor in the world is a horrible thing‚ and many are blamed for the wrong purpose of poverty as you do not have access to many things. Many African children and adults
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