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Course Number:
AFR U180
Credit Hours:
4
Course Title:
African History
Course Description:
Explores the history of the African continent from 1000 C.E. to the present era. Topics include medieval kingdoms (Ghana, Mali, Songhai, Zimbabwe, the city-states of East Africa, and the Kongo kingdom); slave trades (Indian Ocean, trans-Saharan, and transatlantic); the partition of Africa and European colonization; and the decolonization process. Due consideration is given to the interactions of African peoples with the rest of the world, particularly the relations between Africa and Europe after 1500 C.E.
 
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HST U180
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Repeatable:
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Additional Information:
Approved course: Arts & Sciences Core-Diversity