Pagan customs shared by both African and Caribbean culture defined everything different from European norms at the time. Although similar, the culture of Caribbean inhabitants described by Christopher Columbus was better accepted than the black Africans' culture. ... As black Africans were taken out of their natural habitat, and introduced to European society, they were perceived to be "in opposition to the particularly Renaissance vision of white, European culture and civilization "4. ... Pagan customs defined everything different from European norms at the time, but were shared by both ...

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During colonialism, Africans were taught that their cultures were less evolved as Western cultures. ... Many Europeans had the view that Africa's history was unimportant. ... Upon arrival in the West Indies the Africans were experiencing several different language groups from the many tribes and for the first time they were exposed to a new culture and language of the Europeans. ... This shows the integration of native culture with traditional European culture. ... This was the suppression of the African culture. ...

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Dependence, is what Europe created, forcing in one way or another that new land to look to Europe for it's economical answer. ... When the Spanish / Europe concord the America's, they created colonies of mono culture , making them depended on one product , be it gold, sugar cane, silver , etc. 3 Once they are no longer under Spanish rule , they being to struggle economically and compete with one another to be the number one trader with countries in Europe, later on until the present time, with it's nearby neighbor , the United States . ... This is an aspect were we ...

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Was it by large groups of European Soldiers that herded up the blacks from the coastal areas? ... The author is a student of a speech class, which apparently discusses the issues of black slavery and the interactions between "blacks" and "Europeans" to create a culture: that of Reggae music and of its manifestation in society. ... We, the readers, are given the responsibility to understand the underlying mechanisms of the culture and to accept the outcome as a personal and social growth. ... Many of the young men and women would die before reaching the New World; therefore they were not even a...

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Colonization of Africa by European countries has had an engrossing impact on the continent. ... Europe's Interest in Africa Before looking at the nature of racial thinking, the question needs to be asked: Why was Europe interested in Africa, in the first place? ... " European powers became more interested in Africa because of the concerning nature of the European economy. ... It can be seen that the main Holy Grail was to change the identity of Africans and by slowly assimilating Africans into European culture; a common example to illustrate this is the changing of African names to...

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While some European immigrant groups lacked adequate numbers to avoid English assimilation (the Huguenots), others came to America in sufficient numbers to retain a unique ethnic identity that would impact American culture as a whole. ... The only two European immigrant groups that remained isolated were the Germans and the Jews "the Germans being feared because their massive numbers and different language posed a threat to the dominance of the nascent pseudo-English culture, and the Jews being excluded because of their faith. ... Yet the experience of African slaves and the Native Americ...

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African culture is profiting off this slave market and changing their people into a commodity. ... " Europe's production caused a higher demand. ... "7 This war contributes to the market of slavery trade, creates a culture difference in African war through violence, and influencing slavery. ... Changing the African culture to commodities through high demand in slavery, creating labor units, and categorization. ... "Disease protected Africa to European colonization. ...

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Would you agree that African culture survived more strongly in the Caribbean colonies than in North America? ... African "promiscuity" was seen as proof that family life did not exist in Africa as Europeans knew it. However, this could not have been further from the truth, family ties and kinship was an integral part of African culture. ... When looking at the cultural habits of slaves in the Caribbean and in North America there can be seen many similarities, the obvious being the formation of links with other "family" members throughout different villages and the creation of kinship ti...

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The Gender Construction of Women in Early America Life was difficult in the early colonization of North America by the Europeans. ... The Europeans were the dominant group of this new country, but they were also struggling to establish themselves apart from England. ... In most of the Native American cultures, women were valued beings. ... (Evans 11-12) In every European society, women were considered inferior to men and held no positions of power. ... The cultures formed were a mix of different kinds of African cultures, and of course the Anglo-American culture. ...

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The colonization of their new empires by Spaniards and Portuguese transformed the lives of indigenous people in ways unknown to them, destroying their cities and cultures through wars or by epidemic diseases and ruthlessly exploiting the natives as slaves. The Europeans also faced serious challenges because of land blockades by mountains and jungles, language barrier, native resistance and labor challenges. ... As the colonial Spanish empire expanded, the deposits of gold found in Columbia, Ecuador and Chile between 1500 and 1650 was sent to Europe to satiate the royal treasuries. ... Many tho...

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All slaves knew work associated with their culture and not the American culture, left them with nothing, so when freed in the late 1800's they had no other trade skills. ... "Nigger" was created as a combination of the Spanish (European) word "negro," which means "black," and the Greek word "necro," which means "dead." ... The Europeans or (whites) who controlled the slave trade realized that he had to strip the Africans or (black people) of all culture such as original names, languages, and religion. ... The word "nigga" was one of the most damaging tools used by the European to force me...

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The Preservation of a Precious Culture The institution of slavery was very trying for newly captured Africans. ... Once in the new world and on the plantations Africans had to deal with the continual pressures of enslavement and dominance from another culture. ... In the face of this type of adversity, one would imagine that it would be hard to retain ones culture, much less ones sanity. Yet through, storytelling, religion and music African Americans managed to preserve their culture. ... Many times they infused European inventions, such as Christianity, with their own brand of African w...

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Eons ago when our ancestors lived, in certain cultures there was a belief in one or more gods who governed the seas, land, air, the crops, and even a god of fertility. ... The Europeans at that time were fully initated into their christian religion. ... If then the Europeans believed pg 237 place after death why were the Africans treated in that manner by the Europeans during the slave trade? ... The Europeans did not in any way believe in this dogma. ... Thornton express knowledge of the afro - american culture using the Santeria of Cuba, Cuba is a spanish cari...

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From the late eighteenth century commentators began to associate The Tempest's plot, language and characters with Europe's exploration and colonization of America. ... The trend toward an American-focused interpretation of The Tempest was inspired by a concurrent culture and political rapprochment between England and the United States. ... He was not evil by nature, they argued, but he acquired the European's vices rather than virtues. ... Caliban was no longer just an American Indian, he also became the reflections of the African slave and the European wild man; or the blend if...

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In the first three chapters of "The Way We Lived " we are introduced to many different cultures and experiences throughout the first history of civilized America. ... The book tells us that the region these Indians inhabited was called "the woodland culture area " and is said to have resembled a checkerboard. ... With new land to plow and toil comes new interested people, and by that I mean the Europeans. ... The Europeans bring mostly guns but also other goods to trade for captured slaves then those slaves are sent to the plantation and the goods from the plantations are sent to Europe and it...

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Many European Americans listen to pop and rock music and mimic the personas of pop and rock legends by their hairstyles, piercing and apparel. ... Many European Americans used music like many African Americans as a source of reconnecting with their lineage and discourse to the United States of America. ... Music in the African American culture has weighed heavily on the African traditions and Diaspora from Africa to America. ... Music is now used as an instrument of culture through its flamboyant colors, and design. Therefore, Portia Maultsby in Africanisms in African-American Music states tha...

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Many Europeans settlers arrived to the New World and invested in plenty of land but not enough labor to take care of it. ... At the time, the Thirty Years' War was draining Europe economically, resulting in high rates of poor and unemployed citizens. The idea of moving into the "New World" and given a chance to start fresh gave the Europeans hope for a better future. ... The slave trade also downgraded the culture and society of Africa as inferior. Their culture is looked down upon and discouraged since they were weakened and compromised for centuries. ...

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European slavers altered the way that different African people viewed one another and themselves. ... In the beginning, there was a trade between Europeans and African leaders who sold their enemies and disabled people in exchange for unique gifts such as guns, tobacco, iron bars and etc. ... From their cultures they brought many important concepts about religion, traditions and music. ... The Yoruba people used their beliefs to spread among the people of other ethnicities, and infusing their traditional religion with the European religions. ... During the enslavement years, Africans d...

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The only evidence we have to trace to the caribbean culture before the genocide is tobacco. ... It was not addressed and it seems as though we were only taught about the European life style. ... "Culture is the sum of learned behavior." ... The fact that she is dark-skinned could be the product of the mixing of European and Meso-American (mestizo) religions and people. ... (Gonzalez 13) Mestizo is a person of mixed blood; specifically: a person of mixed European and American Indian ancestry. ...

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On the other side of the Sahara were many great cultures that were isolated from the rest of the world. ... The barbarous "triangle trade" began shortly after Europeans began exploring the west coast of Africa. ... The Europeans explored the interior of Africa to expand trade. ... Much of Europe's economy was destroyed in the Second World War, and the European governments could not afford to send armies to Africa to suppress nationalist movements. ... Great Britain assumed control of South Africa in 1795, after the Napoleonic Wars in Europe. ...

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Caribbean cuisine is a very unique type of cuisine, it consists of 7 different types of cuisines and cultures. It has a history from African, African, Amerindian, European, Eastern Indian, Arab, And Chinese cultures and cuisines that had started when Christopher Columbus started exploring the global. ... During the spice trade European country's also explored the island bringing oranges, limes, mangoes, rice, and coffee to the Caribbean. ... The native Indians had many food products before the Spanish and Europeans came over to explore the Islands. ...

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Beginning with first contact between white Europeans and Africans during the English colonial period, Africans were immediately labeled with terms including savage and heathen. ... Although they are gross caricatures, these representations and images left lasting impressions which effects can be seen even in contemporary culture today. Furthermore, these particular representations have deep seated roots that can be traced back to slavery and even further to the first white European and African encounter. ... However the marked differences between the two cultures inevitably led to ideas ...

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The Yoruba culture says "Proverbs are the horses of words [ideas]. ... Their traditional tales were similar to those in early European culture where stories tried to explain natural phenomena in human terms. ... This is true with all cultures where oral tradition is prevalent. When a culture relies on oral tradition to pass on legends, stories and proverbs, the importance of the speaker is essential to preserve ones culture. ... (Powe) In Western African cultures, griots were depended on by the culture to educate. ...

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While these slaves are not acquired in the standard European manner the lives that they live are starkly similar to that of a non-Utopia slave in the sense that they are owned. ... Sure they allow for those who are so inclined to study more scholarly trades yet they have no native literature and depend on European society for knowledge and learning. ...

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Captivity narratives were popular with readers in both American and the European communities. ... The author keeps his African innocence and purity of intent; two qualities he finds greatly lacking in the Europeans. ... Olaudah Equiano takes on Western ideals while keeping several of his African values; making him a man associated with two cultures but a member of neither. During his journey, Equiano's is exposure to Western customs initially frightened him, writing "and I was now persuaded that I had gotten into a world of bad spirits, and that they were go to kill me" (Equiano) and even...

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