Africa's Forgotten Empires: From the Dawn of Egyptian Civilization to the Modern Age

Africa is inhabited by many diverse peoples. Like in Asia and Europe, Africa has a long and epic history of kingdoms and empires. African Civilization stretches from the dawn of Egypt to modern time. For thousands of generations Africans have built nations whose power and wealth were known throughout the world. The history of African Civilization is not a story of tribal chiefdoms but of nations. This book aspires to highlight the extraordinary history of African Civilization and to dispel the notion of Africa as a dark continent. Today, Africa is once again witnessing the rise of many new civilizations. However this is not the beginning of African civilization but rather a continuation. Consequently, this book seeks to assist people in understanding Modern African Civilization by first understanding its origins. Africa's Forgotten Empires is a concise overview of more than four thousand years of African civilization.