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Africa's Natural Geography Dbq

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Africa is known as the origin of the human race. Since that is the case, Africa has had the most opportunities to impress the modern world. Africa has done just that. Africa had three major kingdoms, each of which were major successes. Throughout history, Africa’s kingdoms have utilized their natural resources to become some of the most prosperous kingdoms the world has ever seen. Also, the rulers of said kingdoms have used no nonsense policies, both domestic and foreign, to decrease crime rates and peacefully trade. And, lastly, Africa’s natural geography has helped the African people be some of the most successful. Whether it’s the desert or the densely vegetated areas, Africa’s geography has helped it’s people. Before the arrival of the …show more content…

Ghana is reminiscent of powerful nations, being very complex. It had all of the facets to be one of the most powerful empires ever, and it was(Doc 3). It is shown that the kingdom of Ghana had great managerial skills, being able to facilitate trade and peace between other peoples. This led to great foreign policy with other kingdoms(Doc 3). It is explained that the Kingdom of Ghana had a complex political structure, as evidenced by the apparent hierarchy shown. Every person has his/her place, and knows their place(Doc …show more content…

Not only does this document blatantly tell you about the wealth of the kings, it shows other things upon deeper analysis. One thing it shows is an advanced political structure, with each person knowing his/her place in the kingdom(Doc. 2). At a first glance of the piece of writing, one may just think the only thing to read is that the kings were rich. But by sharing their wealth with diplomats in other kingdoms, the diplomatic relations with said kingdoms improved greatly, which let the kings make a great deal of friends(Doc. 4). In Ibn Battuta’s Travels to Kingdom of Mali, he talks about the iron fist that the kings ruled with. By having no tolerance for crime, the rulers had very successful kingdoms with complete control over them(Doc. 6). Whether it be the close proximity to other parts of the world, the barren deserts, or the rainforests, Africa’s people have been aided in their success by the continent’s natural advantages. A map showing trade routes, this document is the perfect example of Africa’s prime location. Right near Europe and Asia, trading routes in northern and eastern Africa flourished(Doc 1). Although this is another trade route map, it gives us more insight on the routes that were used to get to other parts of the world, such as Asia. Boats could travel through the Arabian, Mediterranean, and Red seas, along with

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The Trans-Saharan trade network was a vital factor in the affluence of Western African civilizations. In Document A, is a map of Ibn Battuta’s journey through various trade routes spreading through multiple continents during the fourteenth century. Small pictographs are drawn on the map to display the aspects of each culture that Ibn Battuta visited (Doc A). The map illustrates the extent of the Trans-Saharan Trade Network and how it connected West Africa with other regions across the globe.

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There was a high demand for luxurious goods that were special to each region which caused a great increase in trade. This also occurred on the Trans-Saharan trade routes with gold. Religion also played a big factor in why trade was increasing in these two trade routes. Increases in technology helped trade become more efficient and faster. For example, the compass helped people trade along the Indian Ocean sea lanes.

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Aimee DuBois Dr. Quirk HIST 151 December 11, 2017 Final When thinking of Africa most would think of a place that is poor and dangerous to be in.. Although, Africa has a long history going all the way to the beginning of civilization and during this time there have been multiple different civilizations and cultures that have flourished in this country. Through the history of Africa there have been many great nomadic tribes and organized kingdoms. There have been many large and powerful Empires that were involved in the trading system of many countries. Africa has a history of success and power just like every other country.

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During the period between 600 C.E. and 1600 C.E. in Africa, there were many changes in long distance trade as well as aspects of long distance trade that remained the same. At this time, trade relationships that stretched across the south Saharan region had developed. Throughout this time period, the secureness of trade in Africa and the types of goods traded remained a constant trend. While these aspects remained the same, the change came to be the development of overseas African trade networks.

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Some people lived in larger, centralized states, while other lived in simple village communities. Islam was one of the most widespread religions in Africa before missionaries came to convert them to Christianity. This might have been a more positive influence if the Europeans hadn’t viewed the Africans as a people in need of refinement and guidance instead of understanding and respecting their culture. However, one benefit of Europe’s growing control of Africa was that the transatlantic slavery slowly came to an end, but in East Africa, slavery continued to run rampant. Although the end of much of the slavery did rid Africa of much exploitation, it continued in other ways including the harvest of copper, ivory, and other resources taken from the Congo, civilians forced into hard labor for little compensation, and little to no control of the government was given to native

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For example the Sahara dessert was difficult to travel through because oxen,donkeys and horses couldn't survive for long without water. Camels helped nomads blaze new routes across the desert and as a result trade increased. The most important to trade was salt and gold and the trade routes ran through the region the samanke people, who were ruled by Ghana. Around 800 Ghana became an empire. The king looked

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The years between 500-1189 were “Golden Ages” because in the late Middle Ages there was more farmland, better tools to farm it, meant more food. More food meant that the population grew in Europe! Another reason why this was a Golden Time is because Ghana had an army that could protect traders, they worked hard, but they were safe and protected, and they had plenty to eat. The first reason it could be considered the Golden Era is because there was more farmland, if they had more farmland they would have more food, and if they had more food that would mean they also had more population. My evidence is “Available farmland tripled, and the food supply increased notably bringing up the population.

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