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The Humanistic Tradition, 4/e
Gloria K. Fiero

Africa, the Americas, and Cross-Cultural Encounter

Chapter Outline

  1. Cross-Cultural Encounter
    1. prior to 1450
    2. after 1450
  2. Africa's Cultural Heritage
    1. general features
    2. West African Kingdoms
    3. African literature
      1. epic
      2. myth
      3. poetry
    4. African music and dance
    5. African sculpture
    6. cross-cultural encounter
      1. Muslims in Africa
      2. Europeans in Africa
  3. The Americas
    1. general features
    2. Native American arts
    3. Maya civilization
    4. Aztec and Inka empires
    5. cross-cultural encounter
      1. the Spanish in the Americas
      2. the aftermath of conquest