Chapter 6

Chapter 6 focused on Africa and the Americas. It begins by explaining commonalities and variations. Continental comparisons were made, agriculture revolutions and complex societies were mentioned, uneven dsitribution of humans and domesticated animals, variation in metallurgy and literacy, and American isolation versus Africa in contact. It goes on to talk about civilizations of Africa. The major points of this were, Continuing a Nile Valley Civilization, The Making of a Christian Kingdom, and Along the Niger River: Cities without States. The Nile Valley civilization was Egypt and Nubia, there were kings and queens of Meroe. There was agriculture and long-distance trade and lasted for 1,000 years. The making of a Christian kingdom had plow agriculture and trde through the Indian Ocean. Monumental buildings and court culture and spread and conversions to Christianity and imperial expansian had also occurred. Along the Niger river, urbanization without imperial or bureaucratic systems were mentioned, iron working, and a regional West Africa trade system was created. Civilizations of Mesoamerica came about as well. The Mayas were a great civilization that started on 2000 BCE. Civilizations of the Andes also came about and brought great movements, such as religion.