World Civ: Africa (Morehouse)

Course Objective:

The objectives of this course are:

1. To outline the course of events of the African continent from the appearance of the first homo sapiens about 200,000 years ago to the continuing crises in Nigeria, Zaire, and Rwanda
2. To analyze the effects of the slave trade and colonialism on African societies and how others view Africans
3. To explore the political and economic problems selected African countries have experiences since independence
4. To examine the end of South African Apartheid

Required Textbook:

Kevin Shillington, History of Africa. St. Martin's Press, 1995 Edition.

Additional Required Readings:

To Be Announced

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