Chronology of African History

Chronology of African History

 Written by Dr. Molefi Kete Asante

So, we must start from the beginning, we must start with chronology, that is essential. We must understand that Nubia and Kemet are to Africa as China and India are to Asia and Greece and Rome are to Europe.

30 million years ago: Aegytopithecus, a possible candidate for the earliest ancestor of hominids and pongids, exists in the Fayum Depression in Egypt

10 million to 4 million years ago: Hominids move from the forest to the savannas  of EastAfrica

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