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Explore the dynamism of 19th century Africa and the "scramble” for its riches.
Explores the impact of the Atlantic world and the transatlantic slave trade.
Uncover complex trade networks & educational institutions in north and west Africa.
Explores the great African cities and their wealth and industry.
Uncover the origins of man and early human society in Africa with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. charts the rise and impact of Christianity and Islam across Africa.
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Dahomey contained a vast complex of royal palaces and a unique canon of art.
Explore the Great City of Meroe, third and last capital of the Ancient Kingdom of Kush.
Learn more about Africa's Great Civilizations with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
A quarter of all slaves who crossed the Atlantic started from what is today Angola.
For over 1,000 years, African merchants gathered on the Swahili coast, known as Azania.
Did you know that afro combs were used in ancient African civilizations?
Travel to the ancient city of Gondar in Africa's Great Civilizations.
The heart of ancient Timbuktu’s intellectual life was its libraries.
When it was founded in the year 1070, Marrakesh was a center of politics and law.
The Great Enclosure of Great Zimbabwe conveyed majesty, wealth, and architectural genius.
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