From years 1505 to 1870, the world underwent the largest forced migration in history. West Africa was soon to be convulsed by the arrival of Europeans and become the advent of the transatlantic slave trade. Ships from Europe, bound for America, appeared on the horizon, and their captains and sailor...

Transatlantic Slave Trade From the 1520s to the 1860s an estimated 11 to 12 million African men, women, and children were forcibly embarked on European vessels for a life of slavery in the Western Hemisphere. Many more Africans were captured or purchased in the interior of the continent but a large ...

Civilization: A civilization has advanced and complex structures of the four components that define a culture being social, economic, political, and creative threads. A civilization has a natural environmental advantage; a civilization has nothing to do with the people in the group. A civilization...

"Jimmy, let's see if you know the creatures of the rainforest. What sound does this one make?" "RRRRRRRRRR" "That's right, a chainsaw goes RRRRRRRRR." A simple cartoon in a magazine, that's all people see it as. There is constantly talk about the en...

IntroductionIt was in the early 17th century that the first white man set foot in what was or perhaps even is the most intriguing land of all - 'Black Africa'. It was the 'age of exploration'. European explorers went around the world, visiting various lands and coming in contact with all kinds of pe...

This is a story of two men who created a company that would rule an industry and an age. They forged the image that "diamonds are forever" in order to promote the carefully constructed illusion of value. These two men are Barney Barnato and Cecil John Rhodes who together through their e...

Mali is very much like other African countries in that it is composed of many diverse, native tribes. These tribes and their unique cultures play an important role in the agricultural system of Mali. The manner in which tribesmen interact both individually and collectively is one of the many influ...

The tropical forests are the biomass more productive of the planet and of greater diversity. The amount of precipitations and the temperature cause that their only limited factor is the light. They extend by Central America and of the South, central Africa, Malaysian and Indonesia mainly. The Amazon...

Although there had been a British and greater European presence in Africa prior to the last two decades of the 19th century it was primarily coastal and revolved around the slave trade. With the abolition of the slave trade within the British Empire in 1803 and a complete abolition of slavery across...

Introduction2Population4Fertility4Causes of High Fertility 5Cultural determinants of fertility5Mortality5Migration and Refugee Issues6Agricultural Performance7Women's Time, and Their Role in Rural Production and Household Maintenance Systems7An Action Plan 8Reducing Fertility Rates8Promoting Environ...

Introduction2Population4Fertility4Causes of High Fertility 5Cultural determinants of fertility5Mortality5Migration and Refugee Issues6Agricultural Performance7Women's Time, and Their Role in Rural Production and Household Maintenance Systems7An Action Plan 8Reducing Fertility Rates8Promoting Environ...

British EmpireSecond Analysis PaperBritish expansion during the late 19th century primarily focused around the scramble for Africa. Although there had been a British and greater European presence in Africa prior to the last two decades of the 19th century it was primarily coastal and revolved aroun...