HIST 3410 Lecture Notes - Interior Plateau, African Journals Online, Historical Geography
28 Nov 2013
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Hist 3410 pre-colonial africa september 11 2013 (map test info) In pre- colonial times, the way human beings evolved and formed themselves in their community you find out the geography and environment had a key role. The african environment to this day has a lot of influence as to what africans can do. The ecological contexts in which societies evolved influenced by environmental and climate challenges. Much of africa doesn"t have a maritime life. There is a natural relationship between history and geography. Physical character of africa has shaped the evolution of mankind and the historical development of african societies. Identify diversity of african landscapes and how africans adapted and innovated: different responses to different ecologies, many african historians belief that africans adapt to environment in order to survive, altered the environment. In order to conquer and/ or master their environment. Identify challenges and opportunities that the african environment presented: you have miles of deserts.
