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African territory before the partition of Africa (1870s)
Before Europeans took over, the territory of Africa was a mysterious one filled with tropics, disease, and unknown. African territory was divided up to different rulers and empires. Europe had only made an impact on the very coasts of Africa, as they had port towns for trading. States such as Britain controlled Freetown in Sierra Leone, and had forts along the coast. The interior of Africa was largely unexplored and uncontrolled by any European state, but rather smaller African empires. -
Waterways in Africa
The image on the left shows the numerous waterways and major trading ports that were established by the Ruling countries. The exploreres sent from the Eurpean countries navigated through Africa mainly on boats. They were fascinated as they found out easier ways to trade goods to and from Africa. The Seuz canal was created by the British as it helped transport goods faster to Europe frommm Africa. -
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The Scramble For Africa
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Primary Source
This is a photograph of David Livingstone, a man who was key to exploring parts of Africa. He is a British man, and he was one of the first people to begin the Scramble for Africa. His major discoveries include the discovery of the sources of the Nile River. -
Oil in Africa
The image on the left shows the regions in Africa where oil is obtained. The exploreres sent from the european countries found oil in huge amounts in Northen Africa. Thus, the coutnries started oil factories in the Northen countries of Africa. Soon, as the countries expanded towards the South, they discovered more traces of oil. The countries started claiming the regions and the development of oil factories expanded. -
The Conference of Berlin
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African territory after the partition of Africa (1914)
After the Berlin Conference was held in 1884-1885, Europe ran to control territory in the continent of Africa. Europe was brutal in the partition of Africa- it created political boundaries that ripped tribes apart, and created states without acknowledging the people there. The states with the most territory were the British and French. The French controlled modern day Senegal, Niger, Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco, and Madagascar. The English claimed modern day Sudan, Somalia, Uganda, part of Tanz. -
The Social Problem
In the partition of Africa, there were major problems produced. For example, there were major territorial problems. The European states that divided the continent of Africa neglected to take into account the nations living there. Thus, many nations were separated by political boundaries. They were subjected to learning the European way of life, and learning to speak new languages. In this way we see the problem of split African people transitioning to a European lifestyle. -
Distribution of African Languages
The Afro-asiatic language group lie within countries like Egypt, Algeria, Morroco and Somalia (Northern Africa).
The Nilo Saharan language group is found in North Central Africa in the countries of Sudan, Uganda, and Kenya.
Niger Congo covers Western, Central and Southern Africa. Nigeria, Tanzania, Ghana and other countries aquire this language.
Khoi-San is a language family positioned in centrak-southern Africa.
Austronasian language group is present in the African Island of Madagascar. -
Africa Today
The image on the left shows the structure of African states rsulted because of the Sramble for Africa. Africa now is united and has more economically developed countries han before.
