AP 8 Lesson 3.3 African Civilization
AP 8 Lesson 3.3 African Civilization
AP 8 Lesson 3.3 African Civilization
DEVELOPMENT OF
SOCIETIES
AFRICA, AMERICA, AND THE PACIFIC ISLANDS
LESSON 3.3
ACTIVITY
AFRICA
WHAT I KNOW
• Anthropological evidence
proved that the advances in
various fields such as
engineering, mathematics,
navigation, writing, arts occurred
solely in African societies.
• Many essential things that we
utilize today should be rightfully
credited to the ancient
accomplishments of Africa’s
ancient civilizations.
FIRST HUMANS
• The earliest human-like fossil was found in
East Africa and dates back to about 2.8 million
years.
• This evidence suggests that the “true” humans
or the Homo Sapiens were of African descent.
• Scientists have also found signs of primitive
life in Algeria when they discovered primitive
stone tools, and animal bones that were
scratched in a way suggesting that the animals
were skinned, gutted and butchered.
THE BENIN EMPIRE
• 11th century, one of the oldest and most
highly developed civilizations in West
Africa,
• The Benin City and the surrounding
kingdom were lined with man-made
walls known as the Walls of Benin
• It is estimated that 150 million hours were
spent working on the construction, after
which the walls stood for over 400 years
protecting the civilization of Benin.
ANCIENT EGYPT
• Established around 3100 BC, the early
Egyptian civilization had to invent things for
themselves since they had no one to learn
from.
• Therefore, they were the first to discover
metallurgy, astronomy, writing, paper,
medicine, mechanics & machinery
(including ramps, levers, ploughs and mills)
and all that goes for the continuation of a
large organized society.
• The Empire of Mali introduced the EMPIRE OF MALI
prosperous University of Sankore to
the world as a highly significant
seat of learning.
• https://
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical_African_civilization
• https://
www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2021/africa
n-origin-of-civilization
• https://www.history.com/news/7-influential-african-e
mpires
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