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African Background From Prehistory to 1324 Mansa Musa
A sweeping overview traces Africa’s ancient empires and early achievements, from Mansa Musa’s 1324 Hajj funded with vast gold riches to the Nubian and Ethiopian civilizations. It notes Africa as cradle of man, early farming, ironworking, and innovative art, while addressing misperceptions in Western history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mansa Musa
Kangaba
John Hope Franklin
West Africa
Middle East
Gonga Mussa
Europe
Africa
Latin America
United States
Paul Bohannon
Northwestern University
Louis Leakey
Mary
Olduvai Gorge
Lake Tanganyika
East Africa
Zinjanthropus
Asia
Niger River
Jordan River
Leakey
Shabaka
Tarhaka
Karnak
Thebes
Egypt
Kush
Kashta
Kingdom
Greece
Nile
Napata
Meroe
Axum
Ibn Batuta
Kilwa
Zanzibar
Indian Ocean
Arabia
India
China
Jesus
Vasco de Gama
Zimbabwe
Rhodesia
Belgian Congo
Republic of Congo
Black Africa
Alfonso I
Alfonso
John III of
Portugal
Kanem- Bornu
Mossi
Hausa
Ghana
Mali
Songhay
Sudan
Sahara
Guinea
Atlantic
Chad
North Africa
Saharan
Faci