 frica has of all continents the largest
cultural diversity. It not only has numerous indigenous cultures, but
also many cultures that originate from other continents. Many parts of
modern Africa show the signs of the colonization that took place in the
past centuries. In North Africa only people from the Berber language
group and the Timasheq (Toeareg) language group have managed to maintain
their own culture. The Berber are so widely spread across northern
Africa because they were forced to give up their fertile land and move
to the highlands and deserts. There they continued their opposition
against the domination by cities and the peoples from the rich plains.
The cultures along the coast of East Africa show signs of Arabic and
even Indian influence. This part has dealt with many centuries of
European colonization. In West Africa the European remained in the
coastal parts. From this part of the continent millions of Africans were
shipped to the Caribic and South America and sold as slaves.
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