African Civilization 1

Course is Full

Course Code

HIST 10101 91

Cross Listed Course Code(s)

ANTH 20701, CRES 20701, MDVL 10101, SOSC 20101

Course Description

African Civilization 1 considers literary, oral, linguistic, and material sources to investigate African societies and states from the early Iron Age through the emergence of the Atlantic World. Case studies include: the empires of Ghana and Mali, the Swahili Coast, Great Zimbabwe, Nok of Nigeria, and medieval Ethiopia. We also consider religious and spiritual transformation, including Islam in Africa, as well as the origins and effects of European contact, and the emergence of the transatlantic trade in enslaved human beings. Students examine these times and places through primary sources (such as cultural artifacts, visual representations, myths, and memoirs) which illuminate African perspectives on these different places and times. Assignments include oral presentations, document analyses, essays, and team projects.

Course Criteria

Instructor(s)

Sam Childs Daly

This course is full. UChicago students can request to be added on a waitlist. Visiting students are strongly invited to choose another course and email summersession@uchicago.edu to inquire about the waitlist status.