A panoramic narrative that places ancient Africa on the stage of
world history This book brings together archaeological and
linguistic evidence to provide a sweeping global history of ancient
Africa, tracing how the continent played an important role in the
technological, agricultural, and economic transitions of world
civilization. Christopher Ehret takes readers from the close of the
last Ice Age some ten thousand years ago, when a changing climate
allowed for the transition from hunting and gathering to the
cultivation of crops and raising of livestock, to the rise of
kingdoms and empires in the first centuries of the common era.
Ehret takes up the problem of how we discuss Africa in the context
of global history, combining results of multiple disciplines. He
sheds light on the rich history of technological innovation by
African societies—from advances in ceramics to cotton weaving and
iron smelting—highlighting the important contributions of women
as inventors and innovators. He shows how Africa helped to usher in
an age of agricultural exchange, exporting essential crops as well
as new agricultural methods into other regions, and how African
traders and merchants led a commercial revolution spanning diverse
regions and cultures. Ehret lays out the deeply African foundations
of ancient Egyptian culture, beliefs, and institutions and
discusses early Christianity in Africa. A monumental achievement by
one of today’s eminent scholars, Ancient Africa offers vital new
perspectives on our shared past, explaining why we need to reshape
our historical frameworks for understanding the ancient world as a
whole.
General
| Imprint: |
Princeton University Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
June 2023 |
| First published: |
2023 |
| Authors: |
Christopher Ehret
|
| Dimensions: |
216 x 140mm (L x W) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| Pages: |
224 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-691-24409-9 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
0-691-24409-X |
| Barcode: |
9780691244099 |
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