Africa is the world's second-largest continent, with great diversity in nature
and rich culture. Africa is surrounded by the
Mediterranean Sea to the
north, the Isthmus of Suez and the Red Sea to the northeast, the Indian Ocean to
the southeast and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. The continent includes
Madagascar and several archipelagos.
Early human civilizations, such as Ancient Egypt,
Ethiopia and Carthage (Tunisia) emerged in North Africa. The domestication of
cattle in Africa preceded agriculture and seems to have existed alongside
hunter-gatherer cultures. In the steppes and savannahs peoples started to
collect and domesticate wild millet, African rice and sorghum between 8,000 and
6,000 BC. More:
images of Africa
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