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S1 E6: Commerce and the Clash of Civilizations | Hour SixHenry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the dynamism of 19th century Africa, the ...Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the dynamism of 19th century Africa, the “Scramble” by European powers for its riches, and the defiant and successful stand of uncolonized Ethiopia.
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S1 E5: The Atlantic Age | Hour FiveHenry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the impact of the Atlantic trading world, giving ...Henry Louis Gates, Jr. explores the impact of the Atlantic trading world, giving rise to powerful new kingdoms, but also transatlantic slave trade. Learn of the revolutionary movements of the 18th& ...
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S1 E4: Cities | Hour FourGates explores the power of Africa’s greatest ancient cities, including Kilwa, ...Gates explores the power of Africa’s greatest ancient cities, including Kilwa, Great Zimbabwe and Benin City, whose wealth, art and industrious successes attracted new European interest and ...
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The Kingdom of Dahomey | Africa's Great CivilizationsDahomey contained a vast complex of royal palaces. The kingdom also had a unique ...Dahomey contained a vast complex of royal palaces. The kingdom also had a unique and distinctive canon of art and architecture. Learn more in Africa's Great Civilizations with Henry Louis Gates, Jr., ...
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The City of M'banza-Kongo | Africa's Great CivilizationsThe Kingdom of Kongo was one of the largest and most powerful in the southern ...The Kingdom of Kongo was one of the largest and most powerful in the southern half Africa. At the heart of the capital in M'banza-Kongo stand the ruins of a building constructed in the middle of the ...
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The Country of Angola | Africa's Great CivilizationsA quarter of all slaves who crossed the Atlantic Ocean started their journey ...A quarter of all slaves who crossed the Atlantic Ocean started their journey from what is today the country of Angola. In the 18th Century the transatlantic slave trade reached fever pitch.Just over ...