AFRICAN HISTORY TO 1885

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Introductory survey of the origins and flowering of continental civilization in precolonial times, including the classical African civilization of Kemet(Egypt), the organization and culture of ancient, medieval and early modern kingdoms, and the logic and legacy of alternative democratic modes of life. Examines controversial role of foreign cultural and economic influences upon the continent from the earliest times through the era of the slave trade. Gives exposure to historical methodology and epistemology of historical knowledge through opportunities to manipulate a wide array of oral, written and non-textual source materials. Formerly: Survey of African Prehistory.