History of Donkeys – Sudan
History of donkeys: A donkey Donkeys come from Africa People probably first thought of donkeys as food, and hunted them. But by around 4000 BC people in Nubia (now northern [...]
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History of Sudan – African History
A village near Sennar in 1823 Big changes came to Sudan about 1500 AD. About 1490, the Shilluk people - who called themselves the Chollo and worshipped African gods - seem [...]
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Early African music
Early African music: Rock gong from Sudan (Tim Karberg/Westfalische Wilhelms-Universitat Munster) Rock gongs and flutes One of the earliest kinds of musical instrument in Africa was the rock gong. A [...]
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Early African Pottery
Early African pottery: Vase from Nubia (modern Sudan), ca. 3000 BC The idea of making pottery got started in China and Japan about 14,000 BC. People probably used clay pots [...]
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Early African Religion – what was the first religion?
Early African religion: Standing stones at Nabta Playa (modern Sudan), ca. 6000 BC Early African religion - what was the first religion? The earliest evidence we have for religious faith [...]
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Ancient Meroe and Aksum – Early Sudan
Aksum obelisk Farming and donkeys The earliest people probably evolved from other primates around a million years ago. That may have happened in or near what is now Sudan, south [...]
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Early African History
Early African history: Pyramids at Giza, Egypt The first modern humans About three and a half million years ago, primates like chimpanzees in Africa started to come down out of the trees [...]
