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The document provides background information on Nigerian author Chinua Achebe and his seminal novel Things Fall Apart. It discusses how Achebe drew on Igbo oral traditions to tell the story of the clash between traditional Igbo culture and the arrival of British colonialism in Nigeria in the late 19th century. In combining Western and African literary forms, Achebe sought to define a truly African literature and preserve oral traditions while critiquing colonial culture. The document also provides historical context on British colonialism in Africa and the end of colonial rule in Nigeria and other nations in the post-WWII period.
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Lesson 2 Who were the Africans of the c16th?
1) The document discusses African society in the 16th century, noting that Africa had a sophisticated trade network, many different empires and kingdoms, and various forms of art and technology.
2) It encourages learning about aspects of African culture like the empires of Benin and Mali, and prompts the reader to describe one aspect of African society in the 16th century.
3) Examples of aspects that could be described include the trade networks, empires and kingdoms, various styles of art, or the technologies contributed by Africans.
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Economic, political, and social factors all contributed to the colonization of Africa by European powers in the late 19th century. The need for raw materials to fuel industrialization, nationalism and competition between European nations, and missionary activity all played a role. At the Berlin Conference in 1884-1885, European powers arbitrarily divided Africa among themselves without African representation. The new political boundaries disrupted African societies and still impact the continent today.
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