History of Africa - Wikipedia
African history was initially written by outsiders (Europeans and Arabs), and in colonial times under the pretence of Western superiority supported by scientific racism. Oral sources were deprecated and dismissed by unfamiliar historians, giving them the impression Africa had no recorded history.
Africa | History, People, Countries, Regions, Map, & Facts
1 天前 · Africa, the second largest continent (after Asia), covering about one-fifth of the total land surface of Earth. The continent is bounded on the west by the Atlantic Ocean, on the north by the Mediterranean Sea, on the east by the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean, and on the south by the mingling waters of the Atlantic and Indian oceans.
Peoples, geography, and history of Africa | Britannica
Africa is widely recognized as the birthplace of humankind. Archaeological evidence indicates that the continent has been inhabited by humans and their hominid forebears for some 4,000,000 years or more. Anatomically modern humans are believed to have appeared about 100,000 years ago in the eastern region of sub-Saharan Africa.
History of Africa - New World Encyclopedia
Many great yet viable kingdoms and states once thrived on the African continent. Much of South and Central Africa's history took place in comparative isolation from the rest of the world, while sub-Saharan Africa traded with the North Mediterranean and North East Africa traded with the Middle East and with India.
This is a short history of Africa excluding Egypt, Ethiopia and (Dutch and British) South Africa, which are the subjects of separate histories. Some of the history of these countries, however, is naturally mentioned in this history of the rest of Africa - but is kept to the minimum needed to make the rest comprehensible.
Africa: Countries and Sub‑Saharan Africa - HISTORY
Africa is a large and diverse continent that is widely recognized as the birthplace of humankind. Africa saw the rise of great kingdoms, faced the trans‑Atlantic slave trade, colonization and...
The Story of Africa| BBC World Service
Africa's top historians take a fresh look at the events and characters that have shaped the continent from the origins of humankind to the end of South African apartheid. See the rise and fall...
African History and Facts - The Definitive Guide - Think Africa
Africa is home to the first humans and it's history dates back to 200,000 years. In this guide you'll find detailed information about ancient African history.
African History | Department of History - University of Pittsburgh
2024年11月25日 · A continent at the crossroads of the world, African populations have been connected with societies around the Indian Oceans and the Mediterranean and Red Seas since the Middle Ages, and across the Atlantic Ocean for over 500 years.
HISTORY OF AFRICA | Historyworld
Africa is the setting for the long dawn of human history. From about four million years ago ape-like creatures walk upright on two feet in this continent. Intermediate between apes and men, they have been named Australopithecus. Later, some two million years ago, the first creatures to be classed as part of the human species evolve in Africa.