The Civilizations of Africa

A History to 1800

Christopher Ehret

• Publisher: University of Virginia Press
• Year: 2020
• eBook ISBN: 9780813946030
• Topic: History
• Subtopic: African History
• Index: History

Since its initial publication, The Civilizationsof Africa has established itself as the most authoritative text available on early African history. Addressing the glaring lack of works concentrating on earlier African eras, Christopher Ehret's trailblazing book has been paired with histories of Africa since 1800 to build a full and well-rounded understanding of the roles of Africa's peoples in human history. Examining inventions and civilizations from 22,000 BCE to 1800 CE, Ehret explores the wide range of social and cultural as well as technological and economic change in Africa, relating all these facets of African history to developments in the rest of the world.

This updated edition incorporates new research, as well as an extensive new selection of color images.

Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Contents
• List of Illustrations
• Acknowledgments
• 1 Introducing Africa and Its History
• 2 Africa Before the Agricultural Age, 22,000–9500 BCE
• 3 Culture and Technology In Africa, 9500–3500 BCE
• 4 Diverging Paths of History: Africa, 3500–1000 BCE
• 5 An Age of Commerce, an Age of Iron: Africa, 1000 BCE–300 CE
• 6 Southern, Central, and Eastern Africa: The Middle Centuries, 300–1450
• 7 Northeastern, West, and North Africa: The Middle Centuries, 300–1450
• 8 The Early Atlantic Age, 1450–1640
• 9 Africa in The Era Of The Atlantic Slave Trade, 1640–1800
• Illustration Credits
• Index