Wednesday, August 27, 2014

The True Size of Africa

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Reading questions for Chapter 1 of Short, "The Idea of Africa":

  • Why does the book say that African history is a very new topic?
  • Who created the idea of Africa and where does the word "Africa" come from?
  • What do different texts books and scholars  include or leave out of a definition of Africa and its history?
  • How did the diaspora help shape the idea of Africa? (define diaspora and pan-Africanist)
  • Briefly describe the physical landscape of Africa.
  • How has the Sahara desert changed and what effects did the change have on people/history?
  • What's so amazing about Jenne-Jeno?

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