Colonialism In Africa
...settlers began arriving into the West Coast of Africa to find direct routes to the gold trade and trade routes to spice islands of South Africa. In 1444, Portugal made their first encounter with slaves in Northern Mauritania, the first signs of slave trade and its influence on African culture. Europeans began to plague African cultures through the use of tyranny and weapons that Africans had never been exposed to. Europeans began to have different ideas about the use of slaves in Africa when their motives included the need for plantation labor. They began to bring African "slaves" to North American, South America, and the Caribbean Islands. This caused many of the African tribes to forget about their culture and become incorporated into a different one. Europeans began to colonize in Africa in attempt to make it more "civilized" and to "modernize" it, but it eventually lead to the policy of extending their influence over Africa for economic and political benefit, or imperialism. European's ultimate desire to modernize Africa has affected its original culture in the African Kingdoms, the introduction of the slave trade, and the colonist's political effect on the overall African culture.
African culture originated from the African Kingdoms that have played a big role in the development of African culture before the Europeans arrived. African culture revolved around trade and outside influences, including tradition of the Arab people who crossed the Red Sea into Africa and those of the Kushite people they settles among. Trade was a major aspect of African culture that attracted many people from all over the world. Much of their religion was also incorporated into their culture during the Middle Ages because they believed in one God. They called their God Mahrem and believed that their king was a direct descendant. They were also animists and worshiped the...
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