[African_Studies]
Traditional African Art History
Ancient African Art has contributed much to the fabric of modern art.
Most of the art work is taken from African communities south of the
Sahara Desert in North Africa. Focus is traditional sculpture and
textiles from West and Central Africa.
Africa is the cradle of Homo Genus. Africa is the birth place of Homo
sapiens. Human Civilization began in Africa. The earliest forms of
agriculture began along the Nile. Cattle razing began in the Near East
along the Fertile Crescent and quickly spread to North Africa. Iron
smelting was started in the Sudan. The first cities and metropolitan
centers began in Africa. Egypt is the birth place of the worlds first
metropolis. The oldest Egyptian gods were Nubian gods. Egyptians learned
the arts of stone cutting and pyramid construction from the Nubians. The
ancient Egyptians learned writing, math and sciences from both the
Nubians, Kush and Ethiopia. During the 18th Dynasty between (c. 1385
B.C. - c. 1350 B.C.) the pharaoh Amenhotep IV (Akenaten) created heresy
by proclaiming there was one god "Aten", thus making Egypt the birth
place of monotheism. Egypt helped spread the blessings and evils of
civilization to the rest of the world outside of Africa. The basic
concepts and principles of civilization began in Africa. Egypt was one
of the last in a long line of Nile Valley Civilizations and Egypt was
the world's first monumental civilization.
There are African art videos, database, art curriculum and much more.
Find out more about African art by clicking on the link below.
http://www.earthmetropolis.com/Earth/africa_studies.html
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