Identify and discuss the evidence presented by Dr. Ivan Van Sertima that there was an African presence in Ancient America before the coming of Christopher Columbus and the Europeans in 1492. The first diaspora was the African diaspora. Studies prove life started on the continent of Africa. Africans then dispersed voluntarily and involuntarily. There has always been controversy about whether or not Africans were first in the Americas through slavery, which has been proven to be false.
During the period of 1500 B.C. to 600 B.C. up to 1492 A.D. Paleoanthropologists studied the evolution and prehistory of humans has concluded that the origins of humanity lie in savannah regions of Africa. All people today are very likely descendants of beings who lived in Africa millions years ago. West Africans looked to the Americas as a source of trade, commerce, a place to settle and a place to build new civilizations.
In his book “Guns, Germs, and Steel”, the author Jared Diamond tried to explain why history evolved differently for peoples from various geographical areas. Diamond believes that environmental factors, like plant and animal domestication, gave some civilizations benefits over others. In Chapter 1, Diamond discusses human evolution and migrations across the planet. He mentions that the history of humanity started approximately 7 million years ago, when a population of African apes diverged into three separate populations, one of which evolved into modern humans. For the first 5 or 6 million years after this separation, humans were confined to Africa.
National Kidney Foundation stated, “Over 95,000 U.S. patients are currently waiting for an organ transplant; nearly 4,000 new patients are added to the waiting list each month.” On the other hand, there is valid argument regarding convicted felons should receive organ transplants . This controversy is not new. Organ transplantation has
There are many motives for which the Europeans pursued imperialism in the 19th century, either for national prestige and glory, social Darwinism or even the White Man’s Burden. However the motive for which is most importantly noted for is profit from trade of materials and slaves from the new colonies of the European Empires. The colonizers traded slaves from Africa to the Americas and gained access to raw materials spread all throughout Africa. Europeans began conquering Africa and Asian in the early 16th century. Portugal was the 1st country to colonize.
By the early twentieth century, however, much of Africa, except Ethiopia and Liberia, had been colonized by European powers. (Hanna. 1969). The European imperialist push into Africa was motivated by three main factors, economic, political, and social. It developed in the
The Spread of African, Arab, and Asian Empires The early African, Arab, and Asian Empires had strong influence on the culture of much of the world. Although these Empires were established long ago, during the period of 2000 BC to 1294 AD, the influence of their culture, political, economic and social structures had profound effects on the world not only during its time, but also on today's civilizations as well. The African Empires The African Empires were the oldest of all empires and consisted of five kingdoms. These included the empires of Kush, Axum, Ghana, Mali, and Songhai, which ruled from 2000 B.C. to 1500 A.D.
Narrate the incidents during the Scramble for Africa 5. Describe the results of the Scramble for Africa 6. Identify countries that were colonies by European countries in Africa European imperialism Imperialism is a term that refers to the economic and political domination or control of one country or nation by another one which is technologically and economically more advanced. Therefore, European imperialism was the economic and political domination of other nations world over by European powers. For more than three centuries the European nations had extended their influence and imperialism into other continents such as Asia, Latin America, the West Indies, and Africa.
Many of Africa’s inhabitants are of indigenous origin, which contributes to the scientific notation that Africa was the birthplace of all human species. People across the continent are remarkably diverse in just about any measure: language, religion, politics, economics, and “lifestyle” backgrounds. For this reason, it is imperative to follow the anthropological guiding principles in gaining the proper understanding of African cultures. In an ethnological study, two indigenous cultures of Zaire’s Ituri forest are examined. The symbolic and structural aspects of the division between the Lese and Efe, along with relations of inequality are discussed by Grinker--from the perspective of the Lese.
INTRODUCTION Neocolonialism can be defined as the continuation of the economic model of colonialism after a colonized territory has achieved formal political independence. This concept was applied most commonly to Africa in the latter half of the twentieth century. European countries had colonized most of the continent in the late nineteenth century, instituting a system of economic exploitation in which African raw materials, particularly cash crops and minerals, were expropriated and exported to the sole benefit of the colonizing power. The idea of neocolonialism, however, suggests that when European powers granted nominal political independence to colonies in the decades after World War II, they continued to control the economies of the new African countries.”[1] I shall, in this paper, address the theoretical challenge of the diverse meanings and uses of neocolonialism and assess its epistemological significance in the context of the African experience. THE CONCEPT OF NEOCOLONIALISM Neocolonialism is a concept derived from colonialism; and there is some theoretical consensus concerning its development.