GEOG 202 Lecture 2: SMITH - AFRICA PART 2

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Africa was the last continent to give up its secrets, which is why it was called the. Congo basin was at that time the largest blank spot on the world map. Embomma = scenery is varied, but principally hilly, the highest of the hills being about 1,500 feet above the level of the river. The direction of the yellalla cataracts from the village of kaye was east-north-east, and that of st. salvador, or congo, east-south-east. The natives of the congo are divided into two classes only, the freeman, and the . Mfumo marries amongst his own slaves, or, properly speaking, Mfumos , or retainers, and the children born by him are in their turn freemen. Word slave = improperly used, slave in reality is a freer man than the king. Mfumo , & work = what he likes, sleeps when he chooses, attends to his private affairs when he pleases. Master tries to go back to his native land. slave-hunt.

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