HIST 171 - African History to 1850

Upper Division

Prerequisites
Students must have sophomore standing to enroll in upper-division courses.

A study of human origins in Africa, black migration, the expansion of Islam in Africa, the slave trade, and the rise of ancient kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, Zulu. The course searches for and establishes the cultural identity of Africa before slavery, and the influence of ancient Egyptian, Nubian and Meroe cultures on subsequent sub-Saharan civilization.

Term Offered
Offered in alternate years.

Course credits: 1