Ancient Africa

As early as 1000 BCE arigulture began in the continent of Africa. From Egypt to the Western Sahara desert, early civilizations began to rise and form river-civilizations. Much later, during th

e 25th century BCE, the famous civilization metioned by the Pharaoh Hatshepsut, Ta Netjer, possibly located in t

he Golden Horn Peninsula of northern Somalia and the coast of Sudan, teeming with exotic animals, ivory, and gold. Being among the first to discover sailing, the Egyptians explored regions throughout the Red Sea and the Nile, discovering more about the large continent.