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Madagascar History. By Thomas Lowell Elizabeth Moore Nick Pisani. Inhabitants. Indonesians settled about 2000 years ago. http://www.lonelyplanet.com/maps/asia/indonesia/map_of_indonesia.jpg. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Andrianampoinimerina.jpg public domain.
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Madagascar History By Thomas Lowell Elizabeth Moore Nick Pisani
Inhabitants • Indonesians settled about 2000 years ago http://www.lonelyplanet.com/maps/asia/indonesia/map_of_indonesia.jpg http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Andrianampoinimerina.jpg public domain
Settlers Pull Factors: • trading area • Farm land • Animals to hunt • Arabs set up trading post in 800 A.D and conquered the Indonesians because of Madagascar’s great location next to the Indian Ocean. http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2204/1814322079_678cf88c63.jpg
Historical Events • Portuguese sea Capitan discovers Madagascar- 1500 A.D. • France proclaims to protect Madagascar- 1885 • French declares Madagascar theirs-1896 • Madagascar Gains independence-1960
Citations • History Orb, . "Today in Madagascar." HistoryOrb.com. 2009. Web. 23 Nov 2009. <http://www.historyorb.com/countries/madagascar>. • Library of Congress, . "A Historical Timeline for Madagascar." Wild Madagascar. 1994. Countries Studies Publications, Web. 19 Nov 2009. • Fenn, Mark, and Flavien Rebara. "Present Migration Tendencies and Their Impacts in Madagascar's Spiny Forest Ecoregion." Questia. 2003. Web. 23 Nov 2009. <http://www.questia.com/googleScholar.qst?docId=5002583581>.