Overview
Description
Survey of African prehistory, from the earliest archaeological traces of humans more than two million years ago through the development of Iron Age cultures.
Units
Lecture3
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Fall - Odd Years
Terms
fall
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- identify the major geographic divisions of the African continent.
- describe the basic culture histories of these areas.
- describe the basic culture histories of these areas.
- evaluate the causes of culture change across the continent using data from archaeological sites and specific case studies from the literature.
- describe the intellectual and historical trajectories that led to the delineation of the major culture area.
- describe the intellectual and historical trajectories that led to the delineation of the major culture area.