Africa history notes Spring 2016

492-493 introduction

1 Egyptians were the one’s who wrote African Literature

2 Egypt was not the only civilization in Africa

3 Meroe is the capital of Egypt and was the major producer of iron in the second century

Kushites were LEADERS in African Civilization Kushites were LEADERS in African Civilization. They replaced the Egyptians.

matrilineal Lineage is through the FEMALE rather than the male. Women hold the power! Kushites were MATRILINEAL.

494-95 Africa’s golden age

Ethiopia used to be a Rich kingdom of Aksum

Africa’s Golden Age was between A.D 300 and 1600 sculpture, music, metalwork, textile, and literature Writing systems were developed

Old Ghana was formed by the Soninke after A Old Ghana was formed by the Soninke after A.D 300 and lasted for more than one hundred years

Christianity is brought to AFRICA by the ROMAN people.

495-496 Africa’s oral tradition

African traditions have been going on for more than 100 years

2 TONAL language- The tone of a word can have more than one meaning. It depends on what tone you say it

3 In the west Africa the tradition keepers of oral literature were the griots Griot=storyteller