Africa Essays

Medical geography is field that tries to examine geographical distribution of disease and health services provision. It’s a hybrid of Geography and Medicine, hence involves the study of the impact of local climate on health. Also called health geography because its aim is to enhance understanding of the factors that …

Analyze attitudes toward and evaluate the motivations behind the European acquisition of African colonies in the period 1880 to 1914. Prior to the European takeover of colonies in Africa, Europe had been going through the Industrial Revolution. While European nations had been focusing on building up themselves to become stronger, …

            There have been many civilizations in Africa’s long history.  As proof of these ancient civilizations, archeologists have found many remains throughout Africa.  One of these is the Great Zimbabwe from the Bantu-speaking tribe.  The Bantu translation for Zimbabwe is “house of stone” due to the Great Zimbabwe ruins (Marquet …

Abstract The economic impact of the investment in the telecommunications industry in sub-Saharan Africa has astounded and exceeded the projections of emergent service providers in a continent that has come to be associated with bad news and regressive growth over the past four decades. A direct result of the reforms …

Throughout history, there have been multiple occurrences of racism and injustice. Albeit possible to destroy a community with prejudice and drought, it is also possible to rebuild after such destruction. South Africa experienced such a time both during and after Apartheid. Author Alan Paton describes this period of repair in …

There are a great many myths and misunderstandings about the Civil War and the Radical Reconstruction Era. While most are familiar with these tumultuous times in American History, there are many facts that people are not familiar. Furthermore, the lack of familiarity is exacerbated when the lack of familiarity revolves …

Introduction             The birth of Islam in the Arabian deserts in the early seventh century C.E. would eventually have a profound impact on West African Sahel and savanna society. Arabs conquered North Africa by eighth century, and by ninth century, they were firmly established on the ancient trans-Saharan trade networks[1]. …

In the early 20th Century, artists like PABLO PICASSO and ANDRE DERAIN were inspired by the bold abstract designs that they discovered in African tribal masks. They collected and used these works of art to influence their own style. In effect, they used African culture to refresh the tired tradition …

“The Slaving Voyage of the Albion-Frigate” 1. Who wrote the document? The author of this document was Jacques Barbot. He was born into a Protestant family around 1650 in Saint-Martin, France. Barbot’s family business was maritime trade, so he was bound to continue the family name in commerce. Barbot and …

Introduction The Great Depression was a by-product of the roaring twenties. During the 1920’s the United States economy flourished and the American people spent money freely. In October of 1929 the free spending ended. The stock market suddenly crashed and people throughout the United States were affected. There were four …