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... Africa , they are now more restricted , ranging from the Upper Nile to South Africa . Hippopotamuses have barrel - shaped bodies and short limbs . They may reach a length of 4.6 metres ( 15 feet ) , a height of 1.5 metres ( 5 feet ) at ...
... Africa , they are now more restricted , ranging from the Upper Nile to South Africa . Hippopotamuses have barrel - shaped bodies and short limbs . They may reach a length of 4.6 metres ( 15 feet ) , a height of 1.5 metres ( 5 feet ) at ...
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... African Arab invasions 1 : 206e North Africa's Islamization 13 : 156a precolonial education 6 : 396a ⚫racial attitudes of Arabs toward Africans 15 : 361e Saladin and the crusades 16 : 177c Songhai Muslims in West Africa 12 : 300b Sudan ...
... African Arab invasions 1 : 206e North Africa's Islamization 13 : 156a precolonial education 6 : 396a ⚫racial attitudes of Arabs toward Africans 15 : 361e Saladin and the crusades 16 : 177c Songhai Muslims in West Africa 12 : 300b Sudan ...
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... Africa under the British , Rhodes plotted with Jame- son and with Uitlander ( i.e. , foreigner , non- Boer ) leaders of the Transvaal to overthrow it . " Dr. Jim " was to raise a force and move against Johannesburg to support an ...
... Africa under the British , Rhodes plotted with Jame- son and with Uitlander ( i.e. , foreigner , non- Boer ) leaders of the Transvaal to overthrow it . " Dr. Jim " was to raise a force and move against Johannesburg to support an ...
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