Sub Saharan America
Feb. 18th
To what extent should we consider missionaries and explorers “agents of European colonialism” in Africa?
Christian Mission
Largely based on western coast of Africa
South Africa; long history of European settlement
Very little progress made due to the fact that they have not made any progress towards inner Africa
Church Missionary Society-1799
Organized Christian missionary work all over the work
1806-CMS missionaries are visible in Africa
Spread Christianity
Civilization
Commerce
Missionary Activities
Spreading the gospel, preach
Opened schools
Ngasobil Mission, Senegal; European building
Africans response to missionaries
Early skepticism
No urgency to convert; were happy with religion
Some leaders saw Christianity as a threat
Some people did convert
Most often the ones that were receptive remained polytheistic
Marginal social status were first to accept missionaries
Less than 1% of Africans converted by the 1880
By the 1960’s there were approximately 50 million Christians in Africa
Exploration
James Bruce and Mungo Park
Rene Caillie
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Kano- Hienrich Barth
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John Hanning Speke
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Henry Morton Stanley
Feb 23rd
The Scramble for Africa
Colonialism emerged out of European diplomatic issues
Period of high industrialism in Europe; competition for raw material
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Both reasons not enough to explain colonial rule
Discovery of diamonds in 1869
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Europeans were no longer satisfied with the trade process between themselves and Africa.
Racism
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End of 19th century missionaries, merchants and European...
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