Quarter 3 - Blog #8

Culture shapes many societies around the world. Centuries ago, Africa's diverse culture helped shaped the cultures of many other nations around the world. From www.shivaunnestor.com, "Almost three times the size of Europe, Africa is a huge continent. It has 54 countries, hundreds of languages and many different cultures. Most African Americans were originally from West Africa, which has had a huge influence on many cultures around the world, including cuisine." Africa, in a sense, was a very diverse and beautiful continent, full of outstanding relics, numerous languages, and amazing architecture. So technically, Africa's culture came from these differences it had compared to the rest of the world. It's culture was very significant because it made an impact on other parts of the world. For example, when slaves were sold and shipped to the Americas, the slaves would bring along their culture; their language, their crops, their ways of life. Unfortunately I can't really relate this specific cultural diversity to any specific book I've read, but I can examine the effects of the the spread of African culture. If you look at our nation today, we have definitely integrated masses of people and assimilated them into our country, and because of that fact, we have a abundance of different cultures. I think its really interesting to learn about different cultures, especially when there are so many within accessible range.

Works Cited for Quarter 3 Blog 8 :
"West African Culture". Background on West African Culture. 3/02/2009. http://www.shivaunnestor.com/archives/telehealth/food/index.html