(Placename) the fourth largest of the continents, bordering on the Caribbean in the north, the Pacific in the west, and the Atlantic in the east and joined to Central America by the Isthmus of Panama. It is dominated by the Andes Mountains, which extend over 7250 km (4500 miles) and ...
The institution of slavery shaped landscapes on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. And in turn enslaved and free Africans and their descendants created new landscapes in the United States, the Caribbean, and Sub-Saharan Africa. African people had their own intimate relationships with the land, whic...
“the lives of men and women who defy our expectations of what their lives should have been like” (2) and demonstrates the diversity of African experiences in the Atlantic World. While historians often emphasize the victimhood of Africans in the Old South, the people in this volume challenge...
milk-soaked mashed bread, and curry flavoring. The Portuguese introduced various fish dishes to the country. The Indian influence added spices and even samosas, savory pastries popular as a snack. All South Africans enjoy thebraai, a South African barbeque. Beef, chicken, lamb, pork,ostrich, an...
In 1670, English colonists arrived and set up the first permanent settlement in Charleston, South Carolina. Named Carolina after King Charles I, the colony was divided into South Carolina and North Carolina in 1710. Slavery Enslaved Africans were first brought to South Carolina by the Spanish in...
2008). South Africans have a preference for pet reptiles that are large, easy to breed and colourful (van Wilgen et al. 2010). Like reptiles, amphibian invasions in South Africa are currently minimal, but there is concern that increases in trade may bring about new invasions (Measey et al...
contends that practices of Chinese players in different African countries has been shaped by interaction between these players and various local actors like political parties and unions. The interaction is not structurally predetermined. Likewise, Africans’ perception of China’s presence is not generall...
to historic period Europeans and Africans. Functional profiling of metabolic pathways suggested that the Ancestors consumed a diet low in animal protein. Overall, our study reveals important insights into the oral microbial histories of African-descended individuals, particularly oral health and diet in ...
Independence: 1960 – from France World Heritage Site: The historic town of Grand-Bassam, the first capital of Côte d’Ivoire, is an example of a late 19th-century colonial town planned with quarters specialising in commerce, administration, and different housing for Europeans and Africans.CÔ...
The arrival of Negroes in South America in the 16th century was linked with the needs of the colonial economy. Thousands of Africans were brought as slaves to work in the mines of the Vice-royalty of Peru and in the sugarcane plantations on the coast of Venezuela and northeastern Brazil. I...