Course 3

Africa and the Dawn of Humanity

L'Afrique et l'aube de l'humanité

8 lessons ~0 min Source: Christopher Ehret, Ancient Africa: A Global History, to 300 CE (2023)

The case for Africa as the birthplace of world history: from the first fully modern humans to the independent invention of ceramics, iron metallurgy, and cotton weaving. Based on Ehret Chapters 1-2.

Lessons

1
World History Begins in Africa L'histoire du monde commence en Afrique
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2
Five Ages of Ancient World History Cinq âges de l'histoire ancienne du monde
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Africa's Ceramic Revolution La révolution céramique de l'Afrique
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Women as Inventors: The Gendered History of Technology Les femmes comme inventrices : l'histoire genrée de la technologie
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Iron Before Anatolia: Africa's Metallurgical Revolution Le fer avant l'Anatolie : la révolution métallurgique de l'Afrique
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The Spread of Iron and the African Steel Revolution La diffusion du fer et la révolution de l'acier africain
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Ceramics, Fire, and the Path to Iron Céramiques, feu et le chemin vers le fer
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Cotton, Looms, and the First Age of Textiles Le coton, les métiers à tisser et le premier âge des textiles