Africa's Great Civilizations
Type
Audio/Visual
Authors
Category
Cultural Documentary
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Publication Year
2017
Publisher
URL
[ private ]
Subject
Africa -- Civilization. Africa -- History. Kilwa. Great Zimbabwe. Benin City. Sokoto Caliphate. Christianity. Islam. Great Zimbabwe. Pyramids of Meroe. Lalibela in Ethiopia.
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Abstract
"Professor Gates travels the length and breadth of Africa to chronicle the continent's history from a firmly African perspective. His journey takes him from the city of Great Zimbabwe, to the pyramids of Meroe, and the spectacular rock-hewn churches of Lalibela in Ethiopia. The epic story that he tells is full of surprises and unexpected connections, helping us to appreciate the collective and individual genius of Africans who, across thousands of years, built civilizations and empires, fought wars, established great cities, furthered and spread learning, and created some of the most sublime art and architecture in human history." -shoppbs.org.
Episode 1: Origins
Gates visits Kenya, Egypt and beyond as he discovers the origins of man, the formation of early human societies and the creation of significant cultural and scientific achievements on the African continent.
Episode 2: The cross and the crescent
Charts the ancient rise of Christianity & Islam, whose economic & cultural influence stretched from Egypt to Ethiopia. Learn of African religious figures like King Lalibela, an Ethiopian saint, and Menelik, bringer of the Ark of the Covenant.
Episode 3: Empires of gold
Uncovers the complex trade networks and advanced educational institutions that transformed early north and west Africa from deserted lands into the continent’s wealthiest kingdoms and learning epicentres.
Episode 4: Cities
Explores the power of Africa’s greatest ancient cities, including Kilwa, Great Zimbabwe and Benin City, whose wealth, art and industrious successes attracted new European interest and interaction along the continent’s east and west coasts.
Episode 5: The Atlantic Age
Explores the impact of the Atlantic trading world, giving rise to powerful new kingdoms, but also transatlantic slave trade. Learn of the revolutionary movements of the 18th& early 19th centuries, including the advent of the Sokoto Caliphate.
Episode 6: Commerce and the clash of civilizations
Explores the dynamism of 19th century Africa, the “Scramble” by European powers for its riches, and the defiant and successful stand of uncolonized Ethiopia.
Episode 1: Origins
Gates visits Kenya, Egypt and beyond as he discovers the origins of man, the formation of early human societies and the creation of significant cultural and scientific achievements on the African continent.
Episode 2: The cross and the crescent
Charts the ancient rise of Christianity & Islam, whose economic & cultural influence stretched from Egypt to Ethiopia. Learn of African religious figures like King Lalibela, an Ethiopian saint, and Menelik, bringer of the Ark of the Covenant.
Episode 3: Empires of gold
Uncovers the complex trade networks and advanced educational institutions that transformed early north and west Africa from deserted lands into the continent’s wealthiest kingdoms and learning epicentres.
Episode 4: Cities
Explores the power of Africa’s greatest ancient cities, including Kilwa, Great Zimbabwe and Benin City, whose wealth, art and industrious successes attracted new European interest and interaction along the continent’s east and west coasts.
Episode 5: The Atlantic Age
Explores the impact of the Atlantic trading world, giving rise to powerful new kingdoms, but also transatlantic slave trade. Learn of the revolutionary movements of the 18th& early 19th centuries, including the advent of the Sokoto Caliphate.
Episode 6: Commerce and the clash of civilizations
Explores the dynamism of 19th century Africa, the “Scramble” by European powers for its riches, and the defiant and successful stand of uncolonized Ethiopia.
Description
2 videodiscs (approximately 360 min.) ; 4 3/4 in. Audio in English; optional subtitles in English (SDH) and Descriptive Video for the Visually Impaired in English (DVI).
Biblio Notes
DVD, Kanopy, Films on Demand, Academic Video Online
Films on Demand direct link:
https://digital-films-com.swcproxy.swccd.edu/p_Collection.aspx?seriesID=147146
Films on Demand direct link:
https://digital-films-com.swcproxy.swccd.edu/p_Collection.aspx?seriesID=147146
Number of Copies
1
