Overview
Description
Africa: the continent and its peoples before 1850. Topics covered include Egyptian civilization, Ghana Kingdom, Islam in Africa, the Atlantic slave trade.
Units
Lecture3
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Spring - Even Years
Terms
spring
Core
CO11
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- analyze and discuss the African past from early prehistory to the continent’s encounter with European powers around 1850.
- analyze and discuss the rise and fall of early African kingdoms and states, including Ancient Egypt, Ghana Kingdom, Mali Empire, etc.
- analyze and discuss the complexity of the Trans-Saharan Trade that connected Africa, Europe, and the Middle East, goods that were exchanged, and the impact of the trade on pre-colonial African economies.
- analyze and discuss the Atlantic slave trade and its impact on Africa, countries and people involved in the trade, its impact on world economy.
- compare and contrast the role played by pre-colonial African women such as Queen Njinga of Matamba (Angola) and Black female warriors of Dahomey, with that of contemporary African women (and other women across the globe).
- write a short essay whose thesis is supported by evidence from an assigned reading.