Fall Term 2014 Africa to 1800 - 5934 - HIST 120 |
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Catalog Description : An introductory survey of African history to 1800. The course focuses on problems of the environment, the organization of society, foreign trade and influence, state building, and maintaining non-state forms of governance. Topics include African kingdoms and empires, migration, Islam, and the trade in enslaved Africans. Special emphasis on how historians use archaeology, linguistics, and oral traditions to reconstruct African history. (G&C) Attributes: GER Humanities Div, GER Global Diversity, 100-199 Introductory Course
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