Course: HIST 435. Africa, Africans, and the World: From Early Humans to the Slave Trade (3)
Take a journey from the origin of early African peoples to the encounters between Africans and Europeans. Discover complex understandings of the African continent: from the cradle of mankind to the early African civilizations that developed there. Examine early African cultures and religions, including African contributions to the development of Christianity and Islam. Hone your skills by investigating sources on African history from stone tools and monuments to oral narratives and written documents. Examine how the African past has been recorded, preserved, and transmitted over generations.