Pre-Colonial Africa to 1800

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Pre-req: Completion of the Core Curriculum Research & Professional Writing requirement. This course is a survey of Sub-Saharan African civilizations and the origins of the African Diaspora. Geographic coverage includes the Nile Valley, eastern Africa and the Horn of Africa, Southern and West Africa, and the central African rain forest. Includes historical analysis of Nubia, Ethiopia, the Swahili, Zimbabwe, Ghana, Mali, Songhay, Asante, Benin, and the Kongo. The Atlantic slave trade is positioned within the historical traditions of African and global history.