Royal Museum for Central Africa Essays

1870 and 1914, as a result of the Great Depression (1873-1879), imperialistic powers such as Britain, France, Germany, and Belgium, constructed colonies and protectorates in Asia and Africa in order to exploit their resources and their labor . In 1880, France and Britain led European nations in the “scramble of Africa,” which divided the continent from 1880 to 1914. After the king of Belgium Leopold II conquered most of the Congo River with the excuse of promoting Christianity and civilization, other

Depression (1873-1879), imperialistic powers such as Britain, France, Germany, and Belgium, constructed colonies and protectorates in Asia and Africa in order to exploit their resources and their labor . After the decline of the transatlantic slave trade by the late 1860s, a change occurred around 1880 when France and Britain led European nations in the “scramble of Africa,” which divided the continent from 1880 to 1914. Indeed, after king Leopold II of Belgium conquered most of the Congo River with the excuse

Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo was first settled by the the Bantus people during the 5th century. As the first expansion was coming to an end, they began an expansion of their own. They followed major river basins, and also southward and arrived at the border of the rainforest about as early as 900 BC. As the number of Bantu people increased, they formed their own kingdoms. By the early 1400’s, the most notable kingdom was the Kongo Empire. It was first founded

Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo was first settled by the Bantus people during the 5th century. As the first expansion of the Pygmies was coming to an end, the Bantus soon began an expansion of their own. They followed major river basins, and also moved southward and arrived at the border of the rainforest about as early as 900 BC. The Bantus people at this time were transitioning from stone age to iron age techniques. Many hunter-gatherer groups were still prominent

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), located in central Africa, is the continent’s second largest country and has a population of approximately 81 million (The World Factbook, 2016). With 26 provinces, the DRC borders nine countries including Angola, Burundi, Central African Republic, Rwanda, Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Uganda, South Sudan, and Zambia, and is ranked the 11th largest country in the world with over 2.3 million square kilometers of land (The World Factbook, 2016). The

Thousands killed in the Leopold outbreak. King Leopold should be condemned for his brutal actions, and for making the population more then half in population, like in Lukolela “The population in the villages of Lukolela in January 1891 must have been not less than 6,000 people, but when I counted the whole population in Lukolela at the end of December 1896. I found it to be only 719… but judge of my heartache when on counting them all again on Friday and Saturday last, to find only a population of

Democratic Republic of the Congo The Democratic Republic of the Congo was first settled by the Bantus people during the 5th century. As the first expansion of the Pygmies was coming to an end, the Bantus soon began an expansion of their own. They followed major river basins, and also moved southward and arrived at the border of the rainforest about as early as 900 BC. The Bantus people at this time were transitioning from stone age to iron age techniques. Many hunter-gatherer groups were still prominent

out ships, and found out the new sea-route towards West Africa and America continent. Initially, in the 15th century, the biggest participant was the Portuguese, who was dominant in discovering the North and South Africa and South American coast of Brazil, and in slave and gold trading. Seeing the profits, increasing number of monarchies, including Spain, England and France, started to send out ships and participated in slave trading with Africa and colonizing America. Considering the timing of the

Hofstеdе is a renowned social psychologist as well as anthropologist where he has studied a lot of human interaction and culture. His intеrcultural rеsеarch has led him to receive numerous award,one of them being the cultural dimеnsions thеory.The original modеl was developed by Hofstede using factor analysis whereby he examined еmployее valuеs through IBM during the 1960s through 1970s. Other researchers have derived their intercultural research from Hofstede’s work therefore entitling Hoffststede

The Belgian colonial experience has, since its early days, been the target of strong international criticism. The manner Leopold ruled over his possession was widely decried by a number of people, even notable contemporaries such as Mark Twain and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, who were sympathetic to the cause. The forced labour, the chicotte whippings, the system of hostages when the locals failed to produce the quotas of rubber required by the authorities, in short, the injustice and atrocities inflicted

glorify the king and his royal family. When the King or Oba of Benin is depicted in a sculpture he is typically show wearing his crown and tunic woven of red coral beads as was the tradition in the empire. This type of sculpture symbolised the wealth and prosperity of the empire to the citizens and more importantly to other foreigners with whom trade was conducted. Benin was known for brass casting and the smelting of copper and zinc which had been ongoing in west Africa since 600 BC by the Nok Kingdom

its original intention to “grow…new dockland firms” (Page, 61). The corporation relocation is evident even just in the confined area near Easy India Quay, where the Museum of London Docklands is located. Walking along the area, one notices the massive buildings housing banks such Barclays and HSBC placed directly opposite the museum and several small restaurants. The blend of the public and private sector influence is prominent throughout the Docklands

Leopold Lodewijk Filips Maria Victor was born in Brussels on 9 April 1835. He was the second child of the then Belgian King, Leopold the first and Queen Louise of Òrleans. He was the first cousin of Queen Victoria, who is also in the same royal house as the then royal family of the United Kingdom. Five years prior to his birth. The new country of Belgium was formed and his Father became the first King and established

1. This company was founded on April 1, 1972 by five IBM engineers - Dietmar Hopp, Klaus Tschira, Hans-Werner Hector, Hasso Plattner, and Claus Wellenreuther (all from Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg). Their first client was the German branch of Imperial Chemical Industries in Östringen, where they developed mainframe programs for payroll and accounting. Instead of storing the data on punch cards mechanically, as IBM did, they stored it locally. Therefore, they called their software a real-time system

by the ancient Egyptians to be a divine and indestructible metal. It was associated with the brilliance of the sun. The sun god Re was called “The Mountain of gold” during the old Kingdom. Many deities are believed to be golden colored, also most royal tombs inside are made of pure gold. Copper was the most common metal for everyday use in ancient Egypt so it was not particularly hard for them to make bronze since bronze is just copper with a tin alloy and when the two metals are alloyed there

Hestia (Ἑστία, Hestía) Virgin goddess of the hearth, home and chastity. She is a daughter of Rhea and Cronus and sister of Zeus. Not often identifiable in Greek art, she appeared as a modestly veiled woman. Her symbols are the hearth and kettle. In some accounts, she gave up her seat as one of the Twelve Olympians in favor of Dionysus, and she plays little role in Greek myths. Her counterpart Vesta, however, was a major deity of the Roman state. Poseidon (Ποσειδῶν, Poseidōn) God of the sea, rivers

CHAPTER THREE RESISTING NARATIVES: CULTURAL RESILIENCE IN SILKO’S CEREMONY AND BRUCHAC’S CODE TALKER The Native Americans, the first inhabitants of the Americas, migrated from Siberia by crossing the Beringia, a land bridge which connected Siberia to present day Alaska over 30,000 years ago. Their migration stopped about 11,000 years ago with the submergence of the land bridge by the rising ocean floor. These early inhabitants, named Paleoamericans, settled in the new land they reached and soon

THE DNA OF RUGBY FOOTBALL THE DNA OF RUGBY FOOTBALL A short history of the origin of Rugby Football By Gerhard Roodt For Therese, Elbie, my brothers and all those who thought William Webb Ellis picked the ball up and start running with it during a soccer match Contents 1. List of Illustrations 2. Name of the Game 3. Ancient Football Games 4. Ancient Football in England 5. Mob Football 6. Rugby School and William Webb Ellis 7. The Development of Football after William Webb Ellis