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Diamonds Are Forever?

Diamonds Are Forever?. What is the truth about diamonds?. What do diamonds mean?. What do diamonds mean?. Africa. From the birthplace of civilization to the poorest continent on the planet. African Statistics. 53 countries 900+ million people (2 nd largest population)

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Diamonds Are Forever?

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  1. Diamonds Are Forever?

  2. What is the truth about diamonds?

  3. What do diamonds mean?

  4. What do diamonds mean?

  5. Africa From the birthplace of civilization to the poorest continent on the planet.

  6. African Statistics • 53 countries • 900+ million people (2nd largest population) • 20% of Earth’s land mass • Religion breakdown • 46.5 % Christian • 40.5% Muslim • 11.6% Indigenous African religions • Small percentage of Judaism

  7. African Statistics cont. • 25 lowest ranked nations in 2003 UN Human Development report are all African countries • Around 65% of world’s diamonds were produced in Africa in 2005. • 20% of the world’s new oil production comes from within the continent of Africa.

  8. Birthplace of Civilization? • Lucy, was considered by scientists to be man's earliest known ancestor- she was estimated to be 3.2 million years old. Skeleton of Lucy, found in the Afar depression in Ethiopia in the early 1970's. Hadar, Ethiopia where Lucy was found

  9. Birthplace of Civilization? • The earliest true human being in Africa, Homo sapiens, dates from more than 200,000 years ago. The ancient foundations of spiritual life: rock drawings in Tassil n'Ajier national park, Algeria.

  10. Early African Civilization • 6000-4000 BCE • The River People emerge along Nile, Niger, and Congo Rivers • Congolese introduce mathematical abacus • Ancient Egyptians begin using burial texts to accompany their dead, first known written documents.

  11. Ancient Egypt • The pyramids of Egypt, the oldest of the seven wonders of the ancient world, are the only one of those wonders to survive to the present day. • The great Egyptian architect Imhotep, who lived almost 5,000 years ago, is the earliest scientist who is known by name today.

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