west africastate buildingworld systemincorporationI argue that international politics - and globalization in particular - must be understood by tracing their historical development. Many of the present phenomena of 'globalization' have their roots in the expansion of the European state system. ...
In exchange for this trade, many cities in West Africa developed as rich urban areas with centers of learning.What Was the Gold-Salt Trade in Ancient Africa? Trade is one of the most important parts of any economy past or present, and this was especially true for the economy of West ...
so successful West African leaders tended to be peacemakers rather than warriors. Caravans from North Africa crossed the Sahara beginning in the seventh century of the Common Era. Traders exchanged gold for something the West Africans prized even more: salt. Salt was used as a flavoring, a food...
In terms of trade and finance, the geopolitical tectonic plates have shifted more than is generally realised. Led by America, the alliance is fighting to retain its hegemony on assumptions that might have been valid twenty years ago. But in recent months, we have even seen Saudi Arabia turn ...
How did the gold and salt trade affect the Ghana Empire? How did the Columbian Exchange relate to literature? How was the agricultural aspect of the Columbian Exchange harmful? How did the encounter of Salvador affect the Columbian Exchange? How did technology lead to the Columbian Exchange? How...
Ten days’ journey from Augila there is again a salt-hill and a spring; palms of the fruitful kind grow here abundantly, as they do also at the other salt-hills. This region is inhabited by a nation called the Garamantians, a very...
How did the gold and salt trade affect the Ghana Empire? How did the gold and silver in the Americas shift the balance of power to Western Europe over Asia? How did shoemaking change during the Gilded Age? How did New Spain gold help the Spanish? How did the Dahlonega Gold Rush affect...
Games for Geekgold Banter and discussion thread - this is the talking thread, please let the comments ran rampant there Anything about the features here and generic things about the Geeklist should be taken there.So, what is this all about? In September, the great blott had a brilliant ...
Mali - Gold, Salt, Uranium: Mali’s mineral resources are extensive but remain relatively undeveloped. Exploited deposits include salt (at Taoudenni), marble and kaolin (at Bafoulabé), and limestone (at Diamou). The most important exploited mineral is g
The US gold market comprises both an active gold futures trading market and a large physical gold market. Although most famous for gold futures contracts that trade on the COMEX, other series of gold futures contracts also trade on the New York based Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), although nei...