Ch.+1+History

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 * Igbo History[[image:http://babygotbooks.com/biafra.png width="360" height="202" align="right" caption=" Nigerian Flag"]]**
 * The Igbo live on the fertile crescent of the lower Niger river
 * They have been around for around 2000 years
 * 30 million people
 * Believed to be one of the driving forces behind the iron age
 * Laws stay within the walls of the village
 * No one knows where the Igbos came from
 * As population increased, people expanded outward to more furtile land
 * From 1434 to 1807 Nigeria was a stop on the slave trade and it’s merchants traded with the European
 * Portuguese were the first to make contact with the Igbo people
 * They were followed by the dutch and later the british

A good site with more information is []

//Baby Got Books//. Web. 04 Nov. 2009. .

"History and cultural relations - Igbo." Countries and Their Cultures. Web. 02 Nov. 2009. .

"Igbo People." Minnesota State University, Mankato. Web. 02 Nov. 2009. .

"UCLA Language Materials Project: Language Profile." //UCLA Language Materials Project: Main//. Web. 04 Nov. 2009. [].

"YouTube - Igbo people, Culture and History." YouTube - Broadcast Yourself. Web. 02 Nov. 2009. .