Modern World History
Colonialism in the Congo
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Africa: Different But Equal
In the video Africa: Different But Equal, Basil Davidson presents a thesis about African culture that he
sets out to prove using evidence. As you watch the video, you will record the evidence he uses to
support his thesis.
Thesis: “Black people do indeed have a history of their own as rich, as strange, as long, and sometimes as
surprising as any other of human history.”
Evidence:
Matobo Hills
Saharan Mt. Paintings
Eastward Migration to the Nile
Connection between Egypt and Africans from Inner Africa
Nubian Civilization
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Greek Historian: Herodotus
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Conquest of Egypt
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Structures/Buildings
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Technology/Advancements/Art
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Evidence of a Nubian culture today
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Christian Influence on Nubia
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St. Morris