by HISTORY | Aug 16, 2021 | AFRICAN HISTORY, Uncategorized
West African power associations are responsible for an array of arts, including masks, sculptures, and performances. The arts of kòmò and kònò, two predominantly male institutions, have captured the attention of museum audiences in Europe and...
by HISTORY | Aug 16, 2021 | AFRICAN HISTORY, Uncategorized
Tales of Ethiopia as a mythical land at the farthest edges of the earth are recorded in some of the earliest Greek literature of the eighth century B.C., including the epic poems of Homer. Greek gods and heroes, like Menelaos, were believed to have visited this place...
by HISTORY | Aug 16, 2021 | AFRICAN HISTORY, Uncategorized
The Old Kingdom (ca. 2649–2130 B.C.) was an incredibly dynamic period of Egyptian history. While the origin of many concepts, practices, and monuments can be traced to earlier periods, it was during the Old Kingdom that they developed into the forms that would...
by HISTORY | Aug 16, 2021 | AFRICAN HISTORY, Uncategorized
The Middle Kingdom designates a period of ancient Egyptian civilization stretching from approximately 2030 to 1650 B.C. (Dynasty 11 through Dynasty 13). During this era, the cultural principles set out at the beginning of Egyptian civilization and codified during...
by HISTORY | Aug 14, 2021 | AFRICAN HISTORY, Uncategorized
The Ghana Empire flourished in West Africa from at least the 6th to 13th century CE. Not connected geographically to the modern state of Ghana, the Ghana Empire was located in the western Sudan savannah region (modern southern Mauritania...
