Thursday, January 10, 2019

History and Archaeology

Reading Questions AFRICANS, Chapters 1-3:

(1) The frontiersmen of mankind

According to Iliffe, what are the central themes of African history?
Why was Africa underpopulated until the later 20th century?
What effects did the African environment have on ideologies and social organization?
How did European innovations lead to the late 20th century crisis in Africa?
What is "the thread that ties African history together"?
Besides archaeological evidence, what can we use to uncover the pre-literate past?

(2) The emergence of food-producing communities

What are the important developments of the Microlithic period?
List the four ancient language families of Africa and who spoke them.
What led some Africans to begin producing food? What food? When?
Describe the expansion/dispersal of Bantu speakers.

(3) The impact of metals

Don't look for very much about metals until page 33.
Why did so little Egyptian culture spread to the rest of the continent?
What's so important about Iron for Sub-Saharan Africa?


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