Feb 9, 2019 · I created this thread for the purpose of sharing what pre-colonial African civilizations had which showcased their existence and to address many of the misconceptions. Now I have a feeling that some might feel the urge to use a roundabout way …

Feb 9, 2019 · Subsaharan Africa wasn't some kind of isolate, as many assume. The same way that European civilizations like the Romans and Greeks were influenced by West Asian civilizations and Egypt, African civilizations like Kush, Carthage and the Ethiopian Kingdoms were influenced by Egypt, the Levant and South Arabia.

Feb 9, 2019 · The West African equestrian figures are a recurring and very popular theme spread across this entire region, and reaches an apogee during the late medieval, early post-Medieval period. The iconography of this weadspread equestrian figure is evidently developed during the Nok period, from where it must have spread to other regions of Nigeria ...

Feb 9, 2019 · This thread is meant to discuss evidence of African civilizations, for people who want to read about the evidence, history is based on evidence because it's supposed to be non-fiction. If you want to talk about what African civilization "needs" then this thread isn't for you, you're welcome to make your own thread about that.

Dec 5, 2023 · the "African" part of the map amounts to nothing more than an admission of ignorance on the map-maker's part. It's a wastebasket taxon for peoples who are geographically in the same general area and about which the writer knows little.

Mar 21, 2015 · Around a thousand years earlier, Aksum was a major maritime and economic power on the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf. It's rather clear that African civilizations were major players in international trade since the time of Rome if not earlier, we just don't know much about it due to a lack of primary sources.

Dec 5, 2023 · Most people do not know about the diversity of civilizations in Sub-Saharan Africa. The images of Pygmies and Khoisan people overshadow other imaginations about African cultures, which is way unfair. @Sundiata1 knows much more about African history than I do, and I am a delittante in this field as well.

Feb 9, 2019 · What can I say. I missed the part where you were using arbitrary criteria to exclude certain North African civilizations, leaving aside the extensive ethnic, cultural and economic connections between those states and West Africa. And the point still stands regardless of whether you want to include North Africa or not.

Apr 29, 2016 · At this point you can read up on accurate, verifiable, and impressive facts and narratives on African civilizations. There are books, biographies, archaeology journals, personal journals and memoirs all about the various kingdoms and empires of the African continent, all easy to access.

Feb 9, 2019 · The majority of the works in the Institute's collection are of local West African authorship. Of particular interest is the tarikh tradition, - that is, the tradition of historical writing - which appears to have been well developed within Ghana by at least the early 18th Century.