Africa comes from the Latin term "Aprica", which means sunny. This name was developed far after the first human creatures on this land were there. The first humans on this earth were found in Africa. It was discovered under the name "Lucy Australopithecus". This dates back to 3.5-4 billion years ago.

The first step pyramids were also developed in Africa by Imhotep. This was the beginning of a long line of creation and firsts for Africa. In 1500 BC an period in Africa, New Kingdom developed. In this period it is believed that Akhenoton developed the first monotheistic principles. Once again the question arises to where it all began. What started the world for the Africans? In our book, the creation stories all have one Supreme Being and many other figures of importance to their societies. These monotheistic view

It is really hard to read and discover these facts about my history and my people at such a late stage of my life. It is frustrating that Africans have not gotten the credit that they so rightfully deserve. It is also frustrating to learn that other culture have lied or mislead may African people or African descendants into believing a history that has been distorted into facts and figures that are very far from the truth. Ralph Ellison says in his book What America Would Be Like without Blacks, "Since the beginning of the nation, white Americans have suffered from a deep inner uncertainty as to who they really are. One of the ways that has been used to simplify the answer has been to seize upon the presence of black Americans and use them as a marker, a symbol of limits, a metaphor for the "outsider"(1970).

s are ones believed by most African cultures. Even though it has not been concluded to which story or groups of stories are right, it is very interesting to learn where so many of the world's great attributes come from. For example, the creation of numbers, which we learned about in class, was very interesting to the true depth of the numeral. It gives a more clear and interesting meaning as to why certain numb

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