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HIST 125 - Pre-modern African History


Semester Offered: First Semester
Credits (Range): 3 hours
Attribute: 3SS, CD
This class will trace the development of human civilization in Africa from ‘Lucy’ to the European Age of Exploration in the 15th and 16th century. The Sahara desert will be used as a centerpiece for connecting not only West, East, and North African experiences, but also connecting these experiences with Mediterranean, Islamic and Indian Ocean regions. Key themes include the Agricultural Revolution, the Bantu Migration, the spread of Christianity and Islam, trade and state construction.
Enrollment Limit: 35
Instructor: B. Yates
Cross List Information This course is cross-listed with AAST 203


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