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Meaning of "precolonial"
precolonial (adjective) - refers to the time before the arrival of colonial influences in a specific region or area. It is used to describe the period or characteristics existing in a society prior to being colonized
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- Of or pertaining to a historical period before colonisation.
- An inhabitant of an area before colonists first arrived.
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Philippine literature during the precolonial period.
A precolonial legacy rooted in contemporaneity.
The return to precolonial history.
Rwanda has been governed by a strict hierarchy since precolonial times.
Most cities precolonial chiefs became places where the circle was exercised colonial rule.
Senegal was home to many indigenous peoples during precolonial times.
The earliest precolonial inhabitants called the river Gariep.
This is not to propose an overly romanticised view of precolonial life.
In precolonial Africa the region was a source of ivory and slaves.
A journey in the precolonial time.
There has been Indian migration to and influence in the Philippines since the precolonial era.
And it is not like precolonial Africa was all happy paradise.
Priests and priestesses exercised considerable influence in precolonial times.
Perhaps the indigenous populations in precolonial Namibia enjoyed greater freedom than their modern counterpart.
The system of social stratification has its roots in the precolonial kingdoms.
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The Emirate of Trarza was a precolonial state in what is today southwest Mauritania.
Slavery in Latin America was practiced in precolonial times.
Precolonial West African sculpture also made extensive use of terracotta.
There are several archaeological sites from the precolonial and colonial periods.
The Precolonial civilizations of African Civilization can be divided into three categories based on religion.
Kingdoms and empires of precolonial Nigeria.
In precolonial times, obedience to the king was a matter of life and death.
Markets were ubiquitous in precolonial Africa.
Also, the precolonial religion did not include a concept of hell.
It was built by Bishop Vasco de Quiroga on top of a precolonial religious ceremonial site.
Due to its precolonial roots and perceived inefficiencies, it is often characterized as backwards.
The Catholic Church and the local precolonial religious practices exist together.
Precolonial society was highly stratified, with two major groups, gentry and commoners.
Countries in precolonial Africa.
However, they seem to have first appeared only in the late precolonial period.
However, states organised in the precolonial era were genuine multiethnic federations.
Their design shows a copper cross, which was locally used for money in precolonial times.
But to proponents of ancient astronaut theory, these precolonial close encounters are considered commonplace events.
About 2% of the land area of the communities was still protected by the precolonial structures.
But precolonial Philippine societies, they were mostly animists.
Native Americans had a precolonial baby boom, study shows.
Administrative divisions = = Rwanda has been governed by a strict hierarchy since precolonial times.
In precolonial Ghana, infectious diseases were the main cause of morbidity and mortality.
Polytheism-the worship of many gods-was characteristic of precolonial Igbo society.
First, Many precolonial peoples were divided into two or three post-colonial states in Africa.
But Alice Mogwe, a lawyer from Botswana says, it is a remnant of our precolonial times.
The Sahel region 's precolonial history explains its current social and political organisation.
Geographically, the region partially overlaps with the precolonial Kingdoms of Cayor and Baol.
Dominica 's precolonial indigenous inhabitants were the Island Carib people.
IMAGE, Locations of the 30 sampled regions labelled according to precolonial evidence of moralizing gods.
In precolonial times, the Thilas - a Serer title of nobility took residence at Djilas.
The diversity of East Africa 's precolonial political structures resists generalization.
In precolonial times, the village of Ozuzu turned Amadioha / Kamalu into an oracle called Kamalu Ozuzu.
January 1 - Calcutta officially becomes Kolkata, reverting to its precolonial name.
During precolonial times, relations between Khoi and San groups were often strained.
