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    • 1. Global Prehistory
    • 2. The Pacific
    • 3. Indigenous Americas
    • 4. Africa
    • 5. South, East, and Southeast Asia
    • 6. West and Central Asia
    • 7. Ancient Mediterranean
    • 8. Early Europe and Colonial Americas
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  • Home
    • About Ms Kotcher
  • APAH overview
    • APAH Syllabus and Exam Info
  • Units
    • Introduction >
      • APAH Glossary
      • ARTCARD instructions
    • 1. Global Prehistory
    • 2. The Pacific
    • 3. Indigenous Americas
    • 4. Africa
    • 5. South, East, and Southeast Asia
    • 6. West and Central Asia
    • 7. Ancient Mediterranean
    • 8. Early Europe and Colonial Americas
    • 9. Later Europe and Americas
    • 10. Global Contemporary
  • Unit Exam Dates
    • Quizlet
  • AP 250 List of Required Works
  • Essay Writing
  • Can't Get Enough Art...Blog
  • Summer Homework
  • Student Art Projects
  • Sweet art finds
Ms Kotcher's​APAH Website

Africa

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1100-1980 C.E.



​Human life, which is understood to have begun in Africa
, developed over millions of years and radiated beyond the continent of Africa.
The earliest African art dates to 77,000 years ago. While interpretation of this art is conjectural at best,
the clarity and strength of
design and expression in the work is obvious.
Picture
Picture
Smithsonian National Museum of African Art. - link-
KHANACADEMY's Smarthistory - Africa


Major Civilizations
  • Nok (500 BCE-200 CE)               Nigeria
  • Great Zimbabwe (11th- 15th c.)   Zimbabwe
  • Ife Culture (11th-12th c.)              Nigeria
  • Aksum (1200-1527)                     Ethiopia
  • Benin (13th-19th c.)                     Nigeria
  • Mende (19th-20th c.)                   Sierra Leone
  • Kongo (19th-20th c.)                    Congo

KEY IDEAS
  • Centered around spirituality, the spirit world, and the role of ancestors is huge to incorporate into artworks
  • Fertility of man and of the land is key
  • Most common materials are wood, ivory, and metal
  • Mostly utilitarian, usually for ceremonies
  • Architecture is predominately mud brick, rarely stone
  • Stone used in Zimbabwe and Ethiopian churches

 
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