Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Introduction



  • Destinee Williams
  • Freshman
  • Undecided
  • I plan on pursuing in the medical field to become an ultra-sound technician
  • Africa supplies 50-60% of the worlds dominance.
  • Africa has 54 different countries within those there are over 2,000 languages.
  • Slaves in African had some control on their lives.
  • In 453BCE, Europe looked to Africa for slaves.
  • Mary McLeod Bethune was the 15th of 17th children and the first born into slavery.
  • At age 7 Mrs. Bethune walked to school 5 miles from her home alone.
  • South Africa car workers are on strike because of pay enters.
  • In Africa thousands of children as young as 8 years old are working in Tanzania's gold mines, which is exposed t numerous health risks.
  • Mansa Musa ruled the West African Empire from 1312-1337.
  • He also traveled around informing everyone of how powerful and wealthy his kingdom was.
  • Timbuktu became a permanent settlement in the early 12th century.
  • Timbuktu flourished from the trade in salt, gold, ivory and salves.


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