HIST 7. History of African Civilizations. Introductory survey of the history of Africa from earliest times to the present. Major topics include: origins of humanity and society, civilizations of the Nile Valley, the peopling of Sub-Saharan Africa, African societies to 1500, pre-colonial Saharan and Sub-Saharan Africa, Colonial Africa and the emergence of modern states in Africa. Graded: Graded Student. Units: 3.0.