AWS 2010 African Civilizations

This is a survey of African civilizations from earliest times to the end of the 19th century. The course focuses on the socio-economic, political and cultural heritages of African peoples in the lower Nile Valley, the highlands of Ethiopia, the savanna grasslands and forest regions of West Africa, the central African Plateau, and the East African coast. Special attention is given to the interaction of these civilizations with other parts of the world to the end of the nineteenth century.
Credits: 3.0