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The industrialization and the great technological development of Europe, especially at the time of the second industrial revolution, the generation of the world in two large groups: the industrialized countries and the non-industrialized industrialists. The former ended up imposing themselves on the latter, who remained under their direct or indirect dependence. Industrial Europe, thanks to its demographic vitality, its industrial, technical, commercial and financial superiority imposed its economic

Water Resources of Botswana Rebecca Pitcock The purpose of this report to address and discuss the water resources of Botswana, in both qualitative and quantitative analysis. Through research of government websites as well as scholarly journal articles, a better understanding of Botswana and its water resources will result. This report will address surface water such as rivers, streams and lakes, as well as the issues of said resources. There will also be an analysis of groundwater reservoirs

The anticolonial movements in Africa were ways to get back at European expansion on the area from the 1890s to the 1960s. African comebacks to colonial rule varied from place to place and over time. Several methods of both violent and nonviolent resistance to colonialism emerged. Nonviolent forms of anti-colonialism included the use of the trade unions, press, religious organizations, associations, literary or art forms, and mass migrations. Various African states used one or several of these nonviolent

The Robber Bride is a Margaret Atwood novel first published by McClelland and Stewart in 1993. Set in present-day Toronto, Ontario, the novel begins with three women (Roz, Charis, and Tony) who meet once a month in a restaurant to share a meal. the book tells a story of four female characters. Here, it is a friendship between four little girls growing up together in Toronto suburbs, in the 1940s. The Robber Bride is a story of three women who had been friends since university. But, there is also

Why were these North African civilizations prosperous? Why between the Mediterranean and the Sahara? What is a plateau? *The Sahara covers ¼ of Africa! *AFRICA IS A CONTINENT !!! *Sahel is a word for shore (in Arabic) which are lands surrounding the Sahara *Jungle is a place with dense plants and trees which prevents sunlight from reaching through the tall trees onto the forest floor Lake Victoria that is in east central Africa is one of the world’s biggest lakes

geography was one of the elements that made it great. The Shona people who founded Great Zimbabwe chose an amazing spot to build the city, it was near many water sources. One of the waterfalls near Zimbabwe is Victoria Falls which was located on the Zambezi river. All the water sources around the city made it a tropical area. The people living there would get a lot of water to clean clothes and wash food to eat. Great Zimbabwe wouldn’t have to worry about the lack of water because they had plenty of

was very interested in exploration and his main goal was to stop Portuguese and Arab slave trade, he believed in human self-worth. He got his men and his supplies and started his voyage to Africa to map Africa, he was successful at mapping most of Zambezi. Livingstone was accused of not being a “real” missionary and he was too political but he always made sure he was working with God in mind. Livingstone died at the age of 60 in 1873 defending the African’s freedom. His people cut out his heart and

My aim with this essay is to describe colonialism, more specifically the Portuguese Empire and its impact on the colonized, on culture, on history and most important on the colonizer with a fulfilling understanding of the concepts and ideas created. I will emphasis on the returnee’s history, as well as, focusing on the similarities between the Portuguese returnees and the millions of refugees that exist nowadays. Nevertheless, I will stress about colonialism in the current days, highlighting how

Vasco da Gama During the 15th century, venturing into the sea was treacherous. The uncharted waters contained violent storms, hideous sea monsters with thirteen arms, and most importantly, the crew could die from scurvy. However, due to Vasco da Gama’s raw courage and undaunted personality, the Portugal's long awaited journey trade route to India was accomplished as well as the spread of Christianity. Although the exact date was unknown, Vasco da Gama was welcomed into the world in around 1460

When it comes to discussing the geographic landscape of the African continent people are quick to overlook the important role that soil has played in the development of cultures and civilizations in Africa because it can be so easily overshadowed by Africa’s other geographic features such as its rivers, mountains, deserts and grasslands. However, to ignore soil is undoubtedly a mistake because “African soils cannot be separated from African history” (Showers 118). Soils are literally the foundation