Africana Studies 11.1 - Africa to 1800

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CUNY Brooklyn College

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3 hours; 3 credits Themes in the history of Africa south of the Sahara from earliest times to 1800. Salient themes include Nile Valley civilizations, trans-Saharan trade, early social and economic systems,West African states, especially the Empire of Mali, Islamic influences, state formation, Swahili coastal city states, and Indian Ocean trade. Origins, development, and consequences of the Atlantic slave trade; abolition. This course is the same as History 55.1. (Not open to students who have completed Africana Studies 18.1.) Prerequisite: one of the following: Africana Studies 0.12, Core Studies 4 or 9, Core Curriculum 2.2, History 1, 2, 3, 4, 41.8, or 41.9, or permission of the chairperson.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.brooklyn.cuny.edu

Phone Number:

(718) 951-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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