Of the rest, two are on the mainland of Africa, and one in Australia. (Frank Vassen, CC BY 2.0) MADAGASCAR: OVERVIEWCapital city: Antananarivo Surface area: 587,295 square kilometres | 1.9% of Africa Population: 24.9-million people | 2.1% of Africa’s population Population density: 42.4 ...
History: For many centuries the country was settled by the Nama, Damara and San people before the country was explored by the Portuguese Diogo Cam and Bartholomeo Diaz in the 15th century. The region became known as German South West Africa during the colonisation by the German Empire. The ...
digeridoos, wall paintings and their sacred place Uluru rock. Over half a million Australian's identify as Aboriginal, and keep their culture alive through song, dance, and clothing. Sadly, many parts of Aboriginal life have been harmed by colonisation, but now more than ever they are fighting...
15. People of Central America: Amerindian ethnic groups dominated in the area until the colonisation. Mayans and Aztecs Mayan population still accounts for about half of the Guatemalan people and the Mayan language is still spoken by a third of the population in Guatemala. This country also recog...
Didn’t we all at primary school study the vikings, Eric the Red and the colonisation of Greenland and voyages to Vinland? I did and I also know that a Viking “Long Ship” is simply little more than a large undecked rowing boat, and during the Medieval Warm Period it was possible to...