However, in the time before the Europeans arrived in Africa in the late 15th century, the civilizations of Africa had already accomplished many great things. We have a multitude of unbiased accounts about the success and importance of many African empires, kingdoms, and cities. The Aksumite empire was an important international trading center, and was a major stop on many trade routes along the coast of the Red Sea, and inland towards the Nile River and the Sahara Desert. The ancient kingdom of Ghana, at one time in its history, was the controller of the trans-Saharan gold and salt trade, and made sure that the world knew it. The court of the Ghanaian king was described as a luxurious place filled with luxurious people; even the dogs wore collars of gold and silver.
The British involvement in Africa was down to economic reasons; this is clear throughout the time period as most events which take place in Africa can be linked back to economy. One of the most important ecological was the purchase of 44% of the shares in the Suez Canal, these became available when the leader of Egypt; Khedvie Ismali became bankrupt and had to be bailed out. Disraeli bought the Egyptian shares in the canal for £3,976,582 in 1875. The purchasing of these shares was important as it gave Britain influence over this area, but also it opened a direct trade route with India. Due to British and French influence in the area, Britain and France assume dual control of Egypt’s finances.
Jamestown settlers were looking for gold and found Chesapeake colonies for economic purposes. Additionally, the vast amount of land available started the cultivation of tobacco and yielded a lot of profit. On the other hand, New England was founded for religious reasons not for economic gain. Many people escaped to New England to escape religious persecution. The two colonies also had economic differences.
(Mahoney, 2008) The River is still a source of food and water. The river Nile contributes greatly to Agriculture in Egypt. To date, the Nile River remains one of the most outstanding and amazing natural feature that continues to add value and improve the Egyptian economy and the Middle East economy as well. Note that the waters of the Nile have attracted and affected politics in AFRICA FOR MANY generations. This is because of the influence the river has had on many different political aspects.
I have just entered the kingdom of Mali where famous king Mansa Musa lives. Musa was a Muslim and introduced Islamic culture to the country. In 1324, he made a 3,000 mile journey to Makkah, and increased the prestige and power of Mali. He had 12,000 servants on the journey, each one carrying bars of gold. And he gave away much of this gold to poor people along the way.
There must be close to two hundred leagues of land on this island, and the seacoast has been explored for more than ten thousand leagues, and each day more of it is being explored. And all the land so far discovered is a beehive of people; it is as though God had crowded into these lands the great majority of
Many exciting things happened to him there. He learned about true Islam and that Caucasian people are not savages. He was made a Guest of the State. He even met Prince Faisal, leader of Saudi Arabia; ironically, both would be assassinated because of political-religious reasons. After performing Hajj, which all able-bodied Muslim must do, Malcolm X took a tour of Africa for a few weeks before coming back to America.
The king had a rich treasure of gold bars and coins. Sweet water came from wells and canals delivered water to the city when the Niger River flooded. Salt was imported from Tegaza (almost 500 miles away) to Timbuktu. (Doc.1) The capital of Samarqand was rich and lavish. Trade was always promoted by Timur (Turkic conqueror); he would take the best skilled men from different cities and bring them to Samarqand where they would work to make the finest goods.
It also led to a city that was the envy of many, Mark (2011) points out that “The aristocrats lived in palaces, the less affluent in modest but attractive homes”. The harbour at Carthage was said to be the largest of the time with over 200 docks, with ornate columns forming a semi circular port covered with sculptures from the region. This trading power, supported by slave labour and backed by military force allowed Carthage to expand its empire across the North Africa region, as well as into the Iberian Peninsula, which left to contact and friction with the two other great empires of the day – Greece and Rome. The power of Rome. According to Gill “At first, Rome was
The logistics of Fedex is a race against time. Almost 4 million packages are shipped to over 200 countries every day. Everything you can imagine is sent to the four corners of the globe, from animals to letters and electronic products, etc. In the United States, all items are sent to the city of Memphis, a typical center of gravity where, at dawn, are referred to several other distribution centers around the world. Fedex have a very clear objective quality "Taking an overnight products anywhere in the world."