African Celebration 2021

April 12, 2021

Welcome to the continent of Africa
5 regions • 54 countries • 2,000 languages • 1.26 billion people

Each country and people group has its own complex history, unique culture, and beautiful language.

Languages


Inventions



The History of Africa

More Information on African Culture
Africa's Ancient Name
History of the African Migration

  • First homo sapiens born 200,000 years ago
  • First ice age 70,000 years ago
  • First humans leave Africa 60,000
  • First humans reach Australia 50,000
  • First humans enter Europe 40,000
  • Last ice age 25,000
  • First humans in the Americas 15,000

Top 10 African Contributions to World Civilization:

  • Burial
  • Agriculture
  • Architecture
  • Astronomy
  • Metallurgy
  • The birth of the Iron age
  • Mathematics
  • Surgery
  • Writing
  • Transcontinental exploration

References
https://www.history.com/news/7-influential-african-empires
https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/how-many-countries-are-in-africa.html
https://www.worldometers.info/population/countries-in-africa-by-population/
https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/mansa-musa-musa-i-mali/
https://atlantablackstar.com/2014/08/08/11-ancient-african-writing-systems-demolish-myth-blackpeople-illiterate/3/