Why are ancient African civilizations important?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer:
• the two earliest civilizations of the WORLD are ancient EGYPT and MESOPOTAMIA
• in both regions, civilizations appeared and the hunting/gathering way of life soon gave way to AGRICULTURE
• the settled village life transformed society to become hierarchical
• lots of debate (began in 19th century when whites tried to claim that Africans were inferior and incapable of civilization) regarding whether EGYPTIANS came from Mesopotamians, both African/southwest asia, or whether BLACK AFRICANS came from both Egyptians and Mesopotamians
• Egypt contributed to the spread of civilization and strongly influenced Greece and western civilization
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