Masks of Africa: Since the earliest times masks have played an important role in the culture of Africa. ... The mask has been used by the Africans mainly to solve major human and social problems. ... This type of mask was often associated with secret societies, especially in Africa, which has the greatest variety of masks on Earth. ... Different tribes using masks: In western and central Africa all animistic tribes used masks, whereas in the east and south only a few tribes did so. ... But yet many of the myths and rituals are still followed till this day, as they are a part of the cul...

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Britain looked into the East India Company because it was starting to control the Mughals. Soon my 1757 the East India Company was the leading power in India and through Viceroys Britain was controlling India. ... In 1875 the age of imperialism was on the go in the continent of Africa. ... Britain started from north and south, while France started from east and west. ... But what did Africans and Indians think about imperialism? ...

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Eve lived in Africa some 150,000 years ago. ... Some people left Yemen and moved on to the Middle East and from there on to Europe about 50,000 years ago. Some went the opposite way from the Middle East and headed to the Bering Strait and eventually crossed over into Alaska about 20,000 years ago. Once in Alaska they spread out over North America and South America. It took thousands of years for the original people from Africa to populate the world. ...

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Not all Africans went without a fight. ... This method often caught on and other Africans followed. ... In 1817, Spain signed a treaty agreeing to immediately end the slave trade north of the equator and south of the equator in 1820. ... Black Africans were transported to the Islamic empire across the Sahara to Morocco and Tunisia from West Africa, from Chad to Libya, along the Nile from East Africa, and up the coast of East Africa to the Persian Gulf. ... By the time of the Ottoman Empire, the majority of slaves were obtained by raiding in Africa. ...

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Fossil plants and animals in India, South Africa, Australia, Antarctica and South America are similar to each other and different from plants and animals found in other parts of the world at the same time. There are numerous geological similarities between eastern South America and western Africa. ... In 1620, Francis Bacon noted that the west coast of Africa and the east coast of South America looked as if they would fit together. ... He was able to show that fossils of a small reptile called Mesosaurus were found only in South Africa and Brazil. ... He also noted that the rocks in Sou...

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At present Most of these people live in South Asia, South Africa, East Asia, Latin America and Caribbean Sea. ... Nor is there much hope that this situation might change rapidly -even if the present ambitious plans succeed in increasing the number of university students to 250,000 by 1980, it will still mean that only 1.5% of Africans will have access to higher education."...

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The Middle East is a hot topic and seems to always be in the media, but I believe the media has created a different interpretation of the Middle East. ... Islam expanded from the Arabian Peninsula to influence in Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas. ... South Florida is the home to thousands of Muslims from around the world. Muslim from regions in Asia, Africa, the Americans and other places. ... There are several mosque and Islamic facilities throughout South Florida. ...

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Four young men who grew up in the 60's and 70's in a very backward African country; Most of you here tonight have probably never heard of these men; But they where responsible for broadcasting the grimmest era of south African history to the world through their photographs. Life for whites in apartheid south Africa was a paradise; fueled by cheap black labor and plentiful natural resources; as the advertising jingle had it: " they go together in the good old RSA: braaivleis; rugby; sunny skies and Chevrolet". ... These daring young men ventured off into the heart of South Africa...

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This system was everywhere in South Africa. As a young black South African, Mandela committed himself to fighting apartheid. ... After his release from prison in 1990, Mandela, South African president F.W. ... Mandela was elected president of South Africa in 1994, and he began the construction of schools and hospitals, and the reunification of blacks and whites in South Africa. ... Both Gandhi in India and Mandela in South Africa inspired and influenced change. ...

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Republic of Congo The Republic of Congo is a Central African nation who's capital is Brazzaville. ... There are five countries that border Congo, Gabon on the west, Cameroon and Central African Republic on the north, and Zaire on the east and south. Finally, Angola in the south. ... In the east it is woodlands and grassy plains. ... Congo is a member of the United Nations and the Organization of African Unity and is an African, Caribbean, and Pacific (ACP) of the EU....

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This is equal to 10% of the total area of South Africa or 87% of the area of cultivated lands in our country. ... Sand fences are used throughout the Middle East and the United States, in the same way snow fences are used in the north. ...

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They began a huge race to build a commercial empire by exploring the coast of West Africa. ... Meanwhile, merchants were trading around the south tip of Africa to the East to get spices needed to preserve thier meats. ... Progees While the Spainish were colonizing northern South America, the Portugese were settling in present-day Brazil. ... England's government granted the company a monopoly of trade with the "East Indies." Similar companies established trade with Africa and places in America, espesially Virgina. ...

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Nose piercing was the first piercing recorded approximately 4,00 years ago in the Middle East. ... Ear piercing are most widely practiced piercing among cultural groups in Africa, India, Indonesia, North and South America. ... Stretched earlobes are dominant among groups in Indonesia and South America. ...

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Geography and the Nile River Egypt is in the northeast corner of Africa and is 1,001,450 sq km. ... Land that is downstream or to the north is Lower Egypt and land that is downstream of the Nile or to the south is called Upper Egypt. ... The Mediterranean Sea is in the north, the Sahara desert is in the west, the Sudd swamp is in the south, and the Red Sea protects the east. ... The White Nile comes from Lake Victoria in east central Africa. ... These two rivers meet in Sudan and then other tributaries join the White Nile further south. ...

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Ear piercing is the most widely practiced piercing among cultural groups in Africa, India, North and South America. ... Stretched ear lobes are predominate among groups in Indonesia and South America, to signify maturity or the growth of a woman. ... African people practice body piercing as a form of body adornment. In East Africa an aesthetic of exaggeration is expressed in such forms of body ornamentation as wedged-shaped and circular lip plates, lip plugs, and lip buttons. ... According to the book Africa Adorned, the Lobi women in Ghana and the Ivory Coast wear lip plugs as a protectiv...

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"The Warmth of Other Suns," by Isabella Wilkerson tells the story of the movement of over six million African American men and women from the southern states to northern states during the era known as the Great Migration. ... She chose these characters because each represented on of the three major streams of the Great Migration, the East coast, the Midwest and the West coast. ... They were able to gain more wealth than what they had while working for minimum wage in the South. ... If not for the Great Migration, many African American would not have the opportunities that we have been give...

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Take North Africa for instance, they desired independence back for middle east Africa from Germany. ... North Africa got Middle East Africa reclaimed back. ... Not only that but during WWII Belgium desired independence from South France. ...

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The prejudices towards blacks throughout the north and south, forced them into a period of suffering and misery just as bad as slavery. ... Since most of the war had been fought in the south, all the cotton fields had been destroyed and they needed to be plowed and restored. ... This behavior was disgraceful for it portrayed African Americans as foolish and moronic. ... In this case, a 30-year-old black man named Homer Plessy was jailed for sitting in the white car of the East Louisiana Railroad. ... Today, select schools in the south are segregated. ...

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For instance, South East Asia. I am fascinated with how the authors exemplified the social systems and historical impact of exchange networks that developed between 300 B.C.E. and 1100 C.E in Europe, Asia and Africa. ... This trade route underwent periods or intense exploitations, where is very relevant to my topic in South East Asia. ... As well as the authors doing a great job on the Silk Road, the also did a very good job on describing the Indian Ocean Maritime System, which was a trade system that flowed through the Indian Ocean and the South China Sea (which reflected the Silk Road)....

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Hot deserts can be found in the southwest of the United States, along the coast of South America, in northern Africa, and in the Middle East. ... Chapparal is found in the Mediterranean region, as well as along the coastlines of California, Chile, southwestern Africa, and southwestern Australia. ... There is extensive savanna covering tropical and subtropical areas of central and southern Africa, central South America, and parts of Australia. ... This biome is found in South Africa, Hungary, Argentina, Uraguay, Russia, and North America. ... This area encircles the North Pole and extends ...

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Sailings across the south of West Africa and around the Cape of Good Hope, Columbus along with Portuguese explorers solve the problems against the hostile armies. Being the bright and intelligent man Columbus is he had idea to sail across the west of the Atlantic Ocean and around the Africa. ... The reason of this journey was to establish colonies in the name of Spain, check on the crew at Navidad, and continue his search for riches in what he still thought was the Far East. Traveling west for the third time and on his last Voyage Christopher Columbus visited Trinidad and South Africa before ...

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Their pursuit of gold and silver led them to colonize Central and South America as well as the west and east coasts of North America using slaves from Africa as laborers. ... These were then taken to Africa where they were traded for additional slaves. ... Today you can purchase soda pop out in the bushes of Africa. ...

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The term Middle East refers to South Western Asia and North Eastern Africa The Middle east has many very interesting features and aspects about it such as the way there economy is organized, the type of religion that they practice, the various geographical aspects of the land, and the way that society is in general. The economy of the Middle East is somewhat similar to the economy of India. ... The Middle East is a very highly taxed, which makes the economy also very week and poor. ... In countries such as Nigeria, Morocco, Tunisia, and Northwest Africa the climate is considered to be a mediat...

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Andrew was a result of a tropical wave which moved off the west coast of Africa and passed south of the Cape Verde Islands. ... His brief status of becoming a category 5 just east of Eluthera island came as no surprise to most (3). ... He also caused an estimated $28 million in damage (Hurricane Andrew Hits South Florida, Louisiana). ... On 26 August, Andrew hit south-central Louisiana as a category 3 storm (Hurricane Andrew Hits South Florida, Louisiana). ...

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Some of those people were Africans, Benicans Romans, and much more. ... This started trade between European's, Muslims, And the East. ... There were problems trading with the East. ... These were major problems to the trade with the East. ... A man with the last name Diaz was the first to round the south tip of Africa. ...

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