Niger-Congo Peoples Spread Agriculture in Africa
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History: The Ancient World, Prehistory-476
- Categories: Agriculture, Civilizations, Cultures
- Subcategories: African Americans, Blacks, Plants, Botany, Horticulture, Farms, Farming, Rural Life, Food, Cooking, Cuisine, Prehistoric Humans
- Curriculum: African History, Ancient History
- Geographical Location: Egypt, Sudan
- Date: c. 5500-c. 4500
Article abstract: Niger-Congo peoples spread both mixed agriculture and systematic agriculture and laid the foundation for advanced civilizations in West Africa.
Summary of Event
According to most scholars, the earliest plant domestication for food occurred around 10,000 b.c.e. in different parts of the world. This transition from food gathering to food production constituted an agricultural revolution, taking place simultaneously in various parts of the world. In Africa, this major change in food production probably took place in Egypt close to 8000...
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