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What the Ancient Africans Knew and how their works influenced modern life

The contribution of Ancient Africa to modern civilisation

Kindle · PaperbackOct 2022£8.82

A corrective history title on Ancient Africa's contribution to modern civilisation.

African history

This book challenges the idea that ancient Africans had little to do with the development of civilisation. It foregrounds African societies' contributions to fields such as engineering, mathematics, navigation, writing, and the arts, connecting ancient knowledge to modern life.

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What the Ancient Africans Knew and how their works influenced modern life is listed in these formats on Amazon UK: Kindle, Paperback.
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What the Ancient Africans Knew and how their works influenced modern life is tagged with: African history.
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This title is written for General readers, Academics, Policy readers.
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