Africa Classical Civilizations Do you hear the drums echoing tonight?

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Africa Classical Civilizations Do you hear the drums echoing tonight? Or only whispers of some quite conversation?

Early Civilizations

Classical Civilizations

Bantu People 300-600 ethnic groups in Africa who speak Bantu languages Zulu (~10 million people) Swahili (~5-10 million people)

Bantu Expansion 1500BCE – 1000CE Productive Agriculture Iron Tools Disease & Immunity

http://www.eduplace.com/kids/socsci/ca/books/bkf3/imaps/AC_06_206_bantu/AC_06_206_bantu.html

Great Zimbabwe (1100-1400 CE) Complex of massive stone walls—largest structure south of the Sahara Believed that it was created to separate the upper class from the commoners

Nubia (Kush) African Civilization first kingdom ~3300BCE Gold, Incense, Ebony, Copper, Ivory Invaded by Egypt (~1500BCE) Conquered Egypt (~700BCE)

Meroe ~300 BCE – ~300 CE Nubian civilization City-state with all-powerful monarch (could be female) Rainfall-based agriculture: less dependent on irrigation Wealth and power dependent on Egyptian and long-distance trade Lion-god Apedemak Conquered by Axum after period of deforestation

Axum (Aksum) ~50CE - 940CE Plow-based Agriculture Red Sea Trade Polytheistic? Christianized (~300CE): King converted first, people followed Monumental Obelisks Orthodox Church of Ethiopia: Queen of Sheba and King Solomon??? Ark of the Covenant?