Comparing The Nok And The Benin Empire

Hundreds of these plaques are spread out all over England, American, and Europe. Many were collected during the British Punitive Expedition of 1897. It is believed that they were made in matching pairs and attached to the pillars in the palace of Oba in the city of Benin.

The histories of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai are not well documented. Much of what we know is a mixture of legend, stories and secondhand accounts. North Africa has small coastal areas, some savanna areas, but it is mostly made up of the sahara desert. It is a very dry and hot region. West Africa has some desert areas, wet and dry grasslands, small rainforest, and long rivers, like the Niger River. It has some vegetation areas, but it also has some dry and hot areas. According to legend, Ghana started when a foreigner named Dhinga had to kill a goblin, and marry the goblins pretty daughters. Their offspring became ancestors of the ruling Soninke clans. After he died, his son Dyabe defeated his brother and founded the empire of Ghana somewhere

Africans achieved a lot before the Europeans arrived. Aksum, Ghana, and Mali are examples of well supported empires. In Aksum they developed a trade route, in Ghana they had advanced political structures, and in Mali there is evidence of a wonderful society. Trade and wealth were important parts for all three of the empires. The achievements of the people of Africa before the arrival of the Europeans included an extensive trade network, an abundance of wealth, and a highly sophisticated political structure.

People of the early African kingdoms were able to create successful trade routes with Europe and Asia, become very wealthy from conquering and gaining land, and were able to have a strong central government. All of this was done before the Europeans had reached Africa. Trade flourished on the East African coast, especially when trading was established with India and Arabia. African kingdoms were prosperous, because of their success with not only trading but also with their ability to conquer land. A governmental structure is key to allowing any kingdom to thrive, and the African people were able to achieve this.

In Africa there were three great empires, first the Ghana Empire who domesticated camels and carved trade routes all across the Sahara then

One achievement made by western african empires in economics were their trading. This allowed people from other tribes to trade with them so that they could make money or gain resources. One political achievement that these empires had was that all of these civilizations had remarkable rulers. Mali had Mansa Musa, Ghana had Kaya Maghan, and Songhai had Sunni Ali. Also, people never tried to rebel against these rulers. One cultural achievement these empires had is that they were able to convert to Islam. Mali, songhai, and Ghana were able to convert their religion to Islam without any major disputes between the people.

Although the group was founded in 1915, it wasn't very popular until the 1920s. The KKK hit its peak in the mid 20s with an estimated 4 million to 5 million members nationally. Most of the members were white middle class men. The Klan didn't just have a presence in the south it also had a strong presents in some northern states like Oregon, Illinois, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York. With popularity of the Klan spreading through the U.S. the Klan was experienced an increase in political power.  They were able to get klansmen in all levels of the government, even the senate.

This essay deals with the nature of a cross cultural encounter between the Benin people and Portuguese traders in the 15th and 16th centuries, which resulted in the depiction of Portuguese figures in Benin brass plaques. It will propose that this contact between people with different cultures was on the basis of 'mutual regard' (Woods, K. 2008, p. 16), and although the Portuguese had qualms about idolatry in Benin it will show that assumptions by Europeans up to the 20th century of the primitive nature of tribal African societies was inaccurate with regard to the Benin people, who had a society based on the succession of the King or 'Oba', a Royal Family and Nobility. The essay will finally suggest that Benin’s increase in wealth following

In the court scene of A Lesson Before Dying, the word “hog” is prominent, because it shares the demeaning qualities of the word “nigger”. Both words imply hate and disgust. However, the white attorney used “hog” instead of “nigger” because a hog is an animal that is only used to be consumed by humans. From when a person is a child, to when that person develops and grows into an adult, that person may be bound to becoming a slave to his or her environment. Also what a person is taught as a child and raised around, has the strong possibility of determining their content of their character.

The period of 3500BCE and 1000BCE was a time of diffusion, conquest, change, and new civilizations. In Northern and Eastern Africa there was clearly a cultural diffusion but not to worry some didn’t change but continued on for the time being. To understand more about Northern and Eastern Africa, we should ask ourselves what were some cultural diffusion and continuities in Northern and Eastern Africa. Between 3500BCE-1000BCE the writing of pictogram and concept of afterlife continued, while polytheistic belief became monotheistic for a short period of time and shields, daggers, and bows became chariot, iron, and composite bows.

The Benin Kingdom was situated on the West Coast of Africa in present day Nigeria and

Descibe Mali, Ghana and Songhai , the three great empires of West Africa in the Middle Ages. Analyze and discuss the following: a. Their political organizations Many historians try to hide the fact that Africa had some of the most civilized societies long before the western world. In fact, three such empires were extremely powerful, Mali, Ghana and Songhai. The Mali Empire had a very organized government.

The Mali and Mongol empires share key characteristic which transformed their societies into powerful empires through strong leaders who were successful in providing a flow of money throughout the empires, while differences arose due to the location and religions of the empires, the construction of distinct societies distinguishes the Mali and Mongol empires from one another.

African Art does not have specific date to which it evolved because most early African Art was carved in wood, which perished quickly. This is why most art dates from the 19th and early 20th century. Many 20th century artists admired and collected pieces of African Art. They enjoyed the bold color, expression, and form that produced a new beginning in art history. African Art was mostly dedicated to life affirming activities such as healing, pleasure, protection, and transformation.

In Africa, they developed an economical relationship with the European nation. As a result, this led to the outcome of diversity within Europe. Prior to European/African relationship, African rulers established trade links with the Mediterranean world, Western Asia, and Indian Ocean region. The expansion provided Europeans goods that included, cloth, iron, copper, jewelry, beads, and more. In exchange, Europeans return with textiles, carving, spices.It’s also to note that African manufactures of creating items was superior quality to those from