An African Classical Age: Eastern and Southern Africa in World History, 1000 BC to AD 400
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An African Classical Age: Eastern and Southern Africa in World History, 1000 BC to AD 400 is a scholarly historical study by Christopher Ehret that reconstructs the political, economic, and cultural developments of eastern and southern Africa in the first millennium BC through late antiquity, situating the region within broader world history.
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Target entity: An African Classical Age: Eastern and Southern Africa in World History, 1000 BC to AD 400 Context triple: [Christopher Ehret, notableWork, An African Classical Age: Eastern and Southern Africa in World History, 1000 BC to AD 400]
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Target entity: An African Classical Age: Eastern and Southern Africa in World History, 1000 BC to AD 400 Target entity description: An African Classical Age: Eastern and Southern Africa in World History, 1000 BC to AD 400 is a scholarly historical study by Christopher Ehret that reconstructs the political, economic, and cultural developments of eastern and southern Africa in the first millennium BC through late antiquity, situating the region within broader world history.
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A.
Classis Africana
Classis Africana was a Roman imperial fleet responsible for protecting sea routes and transporting grain and troops between North Africa and Italy.
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B.
The Challenge of Africa
The Challenge of Africa is a political and sociological study of post-colonial African development and governance written by Ghanaian scholar and statesman Kofi Abrefa Busia.
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C.
A History of Egypt
A History of Egypt is a seminal historical work by archaeologist Flinders Petrie that surveys the political and cultural development of ancient Egypt.
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D.
The Dawn of European Civilization
The Dawn of European Civilization is an influential archaeological and historical study by Vere Gordon Childe that traces the origins and development of early European societies.
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E.
The Physical World of Late Antiquity
The Physical World of Late Antiquity is a scholarly work by Shmuel Sambursky that examines how late antique thinkers understood and explained the nature and structure of the physical universe.
- F. None of above. chosen
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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historical study ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline |
African studies
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archaeology ⓘ historical linguistics ⓘ history ⓘ |
| aimsTo | situate eastern and southern Africa within broader world history ⓘ |
| author | Christopher Ehret NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
cultural developments in eastern and southern Africa
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economic developments in eastern and southern Africa ⓘ political developments in eastern and southern Africa ⓘ |
| genre |
academic monograph
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non-fiction ⓘ |
| geographicCoverage |
eastern Africa
NERFINISHED
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southern Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
scholars
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students of African history ⓘ students of world history ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
African history
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history of eastern Africa ⓘ history of southern Africa ⓘ world history ⓘ |
| methodology |
comparative historical analysis
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interdisciplinary approach ⓘ use of archaeological evidence ⓘ use of linguistic evidence ⓘ |
| subject |
Bantu expansions
NERFINISHED
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Iron Age in Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ archaeology of Africa ⓘ comparative world history ⓘ cultural history ⓘ economic history ⓘ linguistic reconstruction ⓘ long-distance trade in Africa ⓘ political history ⓘ state formation in Africa ⓘ |
| temporalCoverage | 1000 BC to AD 400 ⓘ |
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Subject: An African Classical Age: Eastern and Southern Africa in World History, 1000 BC to AD 400 Description of subject: An African Classical Age: Eastern and Southern Africa in World History, 1000 BC to AD 400 is a scholarly historical study by Christopher Ehret that reconstructs the political, economic, and cultural developments of eastern and southern Africa in the first millennium BC through late antiquity, situating the region within broader world history.
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