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Warfare

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Most of tropical Africa did not have a cavalry. Horses would be wiped out by tse-tse fly. The zebra was never domesticated. The army of tropical Africa consisted of mainly infantry. Weapons included bows and arrows with low bow strength that compensated
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Communication systems

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Communication
Griots are repositories of African history, especially in African societies with no written language. Griots can recite genealogies going back centuries.
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Maritime technology

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Maritime technology
In 1987 the third oldest canoe in the world and the oldest in Africa, the Dufuna canoe, was discovered in Nigeria by Fulani
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Agriculture

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Agriculture
In Africa, agriculture accounts for two thirds of livelihoods and food accounts for two thirds of the household budgets of
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Traditional African medicine

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Traditional African medicine is a traditional medicine discipline involving indigenous herbalism and African spirituality, typically involving diviners, midwives, and herbalists. Practitioners of traditional African medicine claim to be able
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Metallurgy

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Most of sub-Saharan Africa moved from the Stone Age to the Iron Age. The Iron Age and Bronze Age occurred simultaneously. North Africa and the Nile Valley imported its iron technology from the Near East and followed the Near Eastern pattern of development from the Bronze Age to the Iron Age.
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Astronomy

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Three types of calendars can be found in Africa: lunar, solar, and stellar. Most African calendars are a combination of
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Child marriage

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Child marriage is a marriage or similar union, formal or informal, between an adult and a child or youth under a certain age, typically age eighteen.Child
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Economy

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Although it has abundant natural resources, Africa remains the world's poorest and least-developed continent, the result of a variety of causes that may
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The African Union

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The African Union (AU) is a 55-member federation consisting of all of Africa's states. The union was formed, with Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, as its
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