GLOBAL CONCEPTS
Olmec Head No. 1 from San Lorenzo
Photo by Mesoamerican (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Egyptian Agriculturalists Develop Irrigation and Animal Husbandry
Agriculture in ancient Egypt began in the Nile River Delta Region of northern Egypt and the fertile basin known as...
The Role of the Bantu-Speakers in the Spread of Agriculture Across Africa
The Bantu-speaking populations of Western Africa consist of a diverse group of over 500 distinct ethnic groups, all of whom...
The Trans-Saharan Salt and Gold Trade (500 BCE-1800 AD)
The Trans-Saharan Salt and Gold Trade was the major economic and cultural exchange between North Africa and West Africa, beginning...
Early Migration Out of Africa (70,000 B.C.E to 50,000 B.C.E)
Africa, the cradle of humanity, is significant in our collective history. It was here that Homo sapiens first evolved, and...
The Gnawa (Islamic Sect) (11th c.- )
The Gnawa (sing. Gnawi) are an ethnic group and Islamic sect of West African-descent centered in Morocco who have become...
Olmec Heads of Mexico (1200-400 B.C.?)
The Olmec heads of Mexico are a collection of 17 giant stone head sculptures believed to have been carved by...
The Windrush Generation (1948- )
Although persons of African ancestry had resided in Great Britain since the time of the Roman conquest, their numbers and...
The Golden Stool (17th c.- )
The Golden Stool (full title, Sika Dwa Kofi) has been the symbol of power in Ashanti Kingdom since the 17th century....
Apartheid (1948-1994)
Apartheid is the name of the racial institution that was established in 1948 by the National Party that governed South...
