{"product_id":"how-africa-built-the-west-the-forgotten-african-origins-and-contributions-to-western-civilization-9798185018002","title":"How Africa Built the West: The Forgotten African Origins and Contributions to Western Civilization","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Frederick Amakom\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Ancient - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat if one of history's greatest stories has never been fully told?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen people think about the foundations of Western civilization, they often think of Ancient Greece, Rome, the Renaissance, and the Enlightenment. Rarely do they think of Africa.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYet Africa helped shape many of the institutions, ideas, resources, and cultural traditions that influenced the Western world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cb\u003eHow Africa Built the West\u003c\/b\u003e, historian \u003cb\u003eFrederick Amakom\u003c\/b\u003e takes readers on an extraordinary journey across thousands of years of history, revealing the often-overlooked connections between Africa and the rise of Western civilization.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTravel from the banks of the Nile to the libraries of Timbuktu. Follow the caravan routes of the Sahara, the ports of the Mediterranean, the classrooms of early Christian theologians, and the coffeehouses of Europe. Discover how African civilizations contributed to engineering, mathematics, medicine, Christianity, commerce, agriculture, education, music, and global culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on archaeology, ancient texts, manuscript traditions, and modern historical scholarship, this book presents a balanced, evidence-based account that challenges common assumptions without resorting to sensational claims.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInside this book, you will discover: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow Ancient Egypt influenced the Mediterranean world.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe African Church Fathers who helped shape Christian theology.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy Egyptian monasticism helped prepare the way for Europe's universities.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow West African gold fueled medieval commerce.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy Timbuktu became one of Africa's greatest centers of learning.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow North Africa and Al-Andalus helped preserve and transmit classical knowledge.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe African origins of coffee and other globally important crops.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow African labor, expertise, and creativity helped shape the Atlantic world.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe profound influence of African music, culture, and innovation on modern Western society.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy Africa continues to help shape the world today.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is not a book that claims Africa built the West alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is a book that demonstrates, with historical evidence, that Western civilization emerged through centuries of interaction among many civilizations-and that Africa was one of its indispensable contributors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether you are a student of history, a teacher, a pastor, a researcher, or simply a curious reader, \u003cb\u003eHow Africa Built the West\u003c\/b\u003e offers a compelling new perspective on one of humanity's greatest stories.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe history of the West cannot be fully understood without Africa.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Independently Published","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48212615266455,"sku":"9798185018002","price":2367.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798185018002.webp?v=1788723898","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/how-africa-built-the-west-the-forgotten-african-origins-and-contributions-to-western-civilization-9798185018002","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}