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		Congo, river, Africa: European Exploration — FactMonster.com ^Votes:0 Home World & News U.S. People Word Wise Science Math & Money Sports Cool Stuff Games & Quizzes Homework Center Fact Monster Favorites American Indian Heritage Month Thanksgiving Say Thank You Advent Hanukkah Pearl Harbor Day Campaign 2008 Presidential Factfile International Space Station Most Polluted Places in the World Harry Potter Page Ranger's Apprentice NFL Team Profiles Fact Monster Blog! Science Projects Daylight Saving Time 2007 Calendar 2008 Calendar Reference Desk Atlas Almanacs Dictionary Encyclopedia FunBrain Encyclopedia — Congo, river, Africa European Exploration The mouth of the Congo River was visited (1482) by Diogo CÃo, the Portuguese navigator. It became known as the Zaïre River (a corruption of the local name Mzadi meaning “great water”) and was l Read More Go to Site


		Exploring Africa ^Votes:0 Exploring Africa An Exhibit of Maps and Travel Narratives originally displayed February-April 1997 Thomas Cooper Library, University of South Carolina based on an exhibit by Patrick Scott hypertext by Jason A. Pierce Wilhelm Blaeu's 1617 map of Africa This exhibit puts on display one of the hidden resources of Thomas Cooper Library's Special Collections, a selection from the many books of travel and exploration purchased for the original South Carolina College Library in the early and middle nineteenth century. The exhibition illustrates most of the major phases in the European exploration of Africa, from the late fifteenth century to the late nineteenth century. The exhibition begins with a series of very beautiful Renaissance maps, showing the tracing of the African coastline in the late Read More Go to Site

		Famous Explorers of Africa ^Votes:0 studyworld Famous Explorers of Africa Mungo Park was a Scottish explorer who led one of the first expeditions to investigate the course of the Niger river in Western Africa. Mungo Park was a 23 year-old scottish surgeon surgeon who had just returned from a journey to Sumatra on a ship of the East India Company. There he had discovered 6 species of fish, he had published descriptions in a Scientific Journal. In 1795, Park had gone to Piscina, on an offer to research further into Africa. Park had accepted and a severe fever overcame him during his journey. Park also had been captured by certain muslim leaders. After he had got out of the Prison he had wandered around and had finally found the Niger River. Park was amazed at how beautiful the River was. Park had stated "I saw with infini Read More Go to Site

		Modern Africa: Exploration ^Votes:0 By 1800 the voices raised in opposition to the international slave trade were becoming more common. These voices originated from Africa itself, as well as Europe and America. In 1526 the king of the Bakongo (in the Congo region) demanded of Portugal: "It is our will that in these kingdoms there should not be any trade in slaves, nor market for slaves." As early as 1571 France had banned the importation of slaves. Organized opposition to slavery came more slowly to England, which refused to recognize the status of slave in 1772. There are many reasons for this opposition. Clearly, many observers throughout the world were appalled at the inhumane treatment of slaves. However, there were also economic forces at work. The Industrial Revolution was turning the old international economy on its h Read More Go to Site

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		Portuguese Language in Africa ^Votes:0 Portuguese Language Heritage in Africa. Written by Marco Ramerini TO VIEW THIS PAGE PLEASE CLICK HERE: Dutch Portuguese Colonial History Read More Go to Site

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