Ancient Africa
A Captivating Guide to Ancient African Civilizations, Such as the Kingdom of Kush, the Land of Punt, Carthage, the Kingdom of Aksum, and the Mali Empire with Its Timbuktu
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Narrated by:
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Jason Zenobia
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Captivating History
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If you want to discover the captivating history of ancient Africa, then pay attention...
Africa is the continent where the first humans were born. They explored the vast land and produced the first tools. And although we migrated from that continent, we never completely abandoned it. From the beginning of time, humans lived and worked in Africa, leaving evidence of their existence in the sands of the Sahara Desert and the valleys of the great rivers, such as the Nile and the Niger. Some of the earliest great civilizations were born there, and they give us an insight into the smaller kingdoms of ancient Africa.
As the home of the many pharaohs, Queen Sheba, Hannibal Barca, and Mansa Musa, Africa deserves our full attention. It has stories to tell us and cultural riches to share with us. Africa is where paganism, Christianity, and Islam left their trails and created a cultural fusion that is unique to the continent.
Some modern countries are popular tourist destinations, while others are war-torn lands still unable to industrialize. This polarity of Africa can be traced to ancient times, and the world-shaping events that occurred here need to be studied and understood.
In Ancient Africa: A Captivating Guide to Ancient African Civilizations, Such as the Kingdom of Kush, the Land of Punt, Carthage, the Kingdom of Aksum, and the Mali Empire with Its Timbuktu, you will discover chapters such as:
- The Kingdom of Kush
- The Land of Punt
- Carthage
- The Kingdom of Aksum
- The Ghana Empire
- The Mali Empire
- And much, much more!
So, if you want to learn more about ancient Africa, scroll up and click the "add to cart" button!
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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Performance4 out of 5 stars
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Story3 out of 5 stars
- Darryl TADMI
- 2023-05-20
Good introduction
It's a good enough introduction to African history and it's multiple kingdoms, empires, states and clans. Yet some of the issues it has are the prevalence of eurocentric bias (history as the story of "great men and women", instead of things happening to peoples and retold as "great women and men"'s achievements; also the constant centralisation of power when there's no historical certainty, for sure if them, that the organization was strictly hierarchical), the presentation as epic quests instead of just history, and the sometimes lack of objectivity ("such and such was not like his namesake: he was weak... " etc). Everytime the book says "luckily" or talks about "prosperity", I'm left to wonder from whose point of view, exactly?!
Anyway, it's still a good enough dive and discovery of some of the actors of the time and the information we currently have on them.
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