Comparing The Nok And The Benin Empire

Ghana is named after the medieval West African Ghana Empire. It came from the title of its emperor, the Ghana. After the Empire began to break up, it became incorporated into the Mali Empire. People began farming and that gave rise to village settlements and soon groups of people came into the region. The Dagomba states were the earliest kingdoms to come in present-day Ghana and was well established by the 26th century. The earliest humans were hunter-gatherers. Its rulers were renowned for their wealth in gold, the opulence of their courts, and their hunting skills. They traded with the Akan people but they had gold in reach of natural harbors so the European nations wanted to also trade with the Ghanaians. The Portuguese even built tons of

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

African culture has impacted civilization since the late B.C era of history. Before the Europeans started colonization of African regions, Africa was already a well oiled machine. Able to generate production of metals, food, and clothing for trade throughout the continent and beyond. Although Egypt is mostly known for much of the wealth and prosperity in African history, two other regions also held promise of growth and wealth as well. Nubia has been recognized for its production of literature with its strong capital of Kerma where most of the libraries were placed. Not only was Nubia prominent in its literary works, Ethiopia contributed to writing systems as well as crafting intricate clothing with their special skills in weaving that produced most of their trade at the time.

Artwork from Africa dates back to prehistoric times. Early forms of painting found in Africa are cave paintings showing men and animals on the walls. The practice of representing life with simple animal and human figures is universal in all early civilizations.

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

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