1) To what extent did trade shape the rise of west African kingdoms?How?What were other factors influenced the emergence of such kingdoms as those in Ghana,Mali,and Songhai?2)What were the major features of African society and culture prior to contact with European traders?3)what strategies and resources did enslaved African draw on to endure the traumas of capture,the "middle passage"across the Atlantic, and sale in New World European colonies?4) How would you characterize the first encounter between colonizing Spaniards and enslaved Africans taken to their colonies?What were some of the possibilities and limits within which African Americans negotiated the terms of their bondage?Please a minimun of 3 paragraphs per question.

PLEASE CHECK ATTACHMENT FOR FULL PAPER.____ 1.____ 2. ____ 3. ____ 4. ____ 5. ____ 6. ____ 7. Which of the following lines from “The First Seven Years” hints at how Feld feels following his epiphany? “The shoemaker . . . lapsed into silence.” “He went slowly down the stairs . . .” “. . . once outside, . . . he walked with a stronger stride.” True or False: Flannery O’Connor is the author of the quote “He started to shout, Remember, you said five minutes! But one of Roy’s friends was looking up at the fire escape. John looked down at his schoolbook: he became engrossed again in the problem of the locomotive.” True False When the neighbor in “Mending Wall” tells the speaker of the poem that good fences make good neighbors, what does he mean? He doesn’t want to get to know the speaker any better. He doesn’t want the speaker on his property. He has had problems with other landowners in the past. The hero’s quest is one type of archetypal plot. Certain elements appear in all quest tales. Which element of the hero’s quest from “A Worn Path” is represented by Phoenix joking about dancing with the scarecrow? The hero receives a benefit that is used to help others. The hero finds the object for which she is searching. The hero overcomes tests and obstacles. True or False: Robert Frost is remembered as an urban poet, while Carl Sandburg commonly favored pastoral settings in his poetry. True False The “somebody” in the poem “Filling Station” is a person who provides what to the life of the station? a. small touches of beauty and caring b. cooking and cleaning and household errands c. manual labor on a par with the father and sons At the beginning of “The Jilting of Granny Weatherall,” how does Granny react to Doctor Harry’s presence? a. She treats him with great respect. b. She refuses to acknowledge that she is not well. c. She thinks he is too old to be a doctor. ____ 8. ____ 9. ____ 10. ____ 11. ____ 12. ____ 13. ____ 14. The hero’s quest is one type of archetypal plot. Certain elements appear in all quest tales. Which element of the hero’s quest from “A Worn Path” is represented by Phoenix needing some medicine for her grandson? The hero’s journey symbolizes the journey through life. The hero is on a quest to obtain something of value. The hero receives a benefit that is used to help others. True or False: A “hero’s quest” is an archetypal plot that features a hero who overcomes obstacles, often with the aid of others and often at great sacrifice. True False In describing the explorer’s search for peace in the first stanza of “The Explorer,” Brooks repeats the word “somewhere.” This repetition implies that the explorer’s search is unfulfilled. successful. exciting. The line “ . . . his figure formed a crooked cross,” from “The Life You Save May Be Your Own,” contains which type of literary device? simile apostrophe symbolism What is the meaning of the story of the boy who drowned in “The Rockpile”? The boy had never liked the river. The river was a sinful place to go. The neighborhood is a place of danger.