HISTORY
THE MUSLIM WORLD AND AFRICA
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these states cannot be considered civilizations without writing
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this challenges our definition of civilization
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states remained small and scattered without writing
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preliterate societies remained in villages, without developing towns
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Detailed explanation-1: -It was argued at the time that Africa had no history because history begins with writing and thus with the arrival of the Europeans. Their presence in Africa was therefore justified, among other things, by their ability to place Africa in the ‘path of history’.
Detailed explanation-2: -Major themes include: slavery; colonialism; Islam in Africa; modernization theory; resistance and independence movements; women’s experiences; U. S. foreign policy; and Africa in the 21st century.
Detailed explanation-3: -Studying African history and politics gives us a deeper understanding of world history and especially of current events. For example, the profits the United States reaped from the trans-Atlantic slave trade jumpstarted our industrial revolution and laid the economic foundations of this nation.
Detailed explanation-4: -What is Africana Studies? Black Studies, or Africana Studies more broadly, is an interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary approach to studying and understanding the experiences of African people and African-descended people across the Diaspora.