Saturday, March 16, 2019

How did European Colonialism affect Kenya? :: History, European Colonization

The lie never sets on the British Empire, Great Britain often bragged. By 1914, nigh 85% of the earths surface was colonized by Europe. among 1884 and 1885, The Berlin Conference took place to carve up the African continent (Background Essay). Europeans dictum high potential in Africa and thought the continent was empty, even though it was not. It was roughly untouched and they thought they could do any social occasion they wanted (Doc.1). Great Britains colonization in Kenya affected the countrys religion and coating, education, and presidential term. European colonization in Kenya had a large impact on Africas religion and culture. Africa had over 100 ethnic groups in which were effected from the colonization. (Doc.2). The Europeans believed that Africans did not take hold a developed religion and believed in bizarre thing such as witchcraft (Doc.6). But, in the Abaluyia Story of Creation, it told how the world and opus was created, which was really like the European religi on of Christianity in which Adam and eve was do in a similar way. This proved that they indeed did have an organized religion (Doc.7). In 1962, 80% of Kenyans believed in the endemic beliefs, still after in 2002, only 26% of the population believed in the indigenous beliefs. Because Europeans believed in Christianity, Protestant beliefs went from 7% in 1962 to 38% in 2002, and Catholic beliefs went from 3.5% to 28% (Doc. 8). Europeans felt they gave Africans the Christian religion, a superior form of government, and a more developed civilization (Background Essay). The colonization in Kenya changed their culture also. Kenyans changed their array. leaders of Kenya including the first president Jomo Kenyatta wore clothing very similar to the clothing of the Europeans (Doc.5). This make people feel that their clothing was not in fashion and they had to hound the way of the Europeans. This decreased the amount of people wearing their regular clothing and the amount of people comp lying their own culture. Kenyas religion and culture truly converted, because of European colonization. European colonization had an impact on the government of Africa. One day, a white man came to the African council and told them that they now had a king. The King of Europe was now their king and Africa was his land. A new council was made in the town of Nairobi, in which acted for their King and was Africas government. The council made laws for the Africans to follow (Doc.

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