English Proverbs
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LITERATURE:
African Proverbs-
Background:
African literature originated in Egypt.
These proverbs were not written down.
They became wealthy and powerful civilization from the Nile.
The Nile provided many sources such as: paper, it made Egypt unique.
Egypt is divided into 3 eras- old kingdom, middle kingdom, and new kingdom.
. They used a hierarchy.
Pharaoh: Top of the social pyramid, people believed the pharaoh was a god, worshiped a pantheon.
The cult of the dead- introduced new literary devices and forms of writing such as autobiographies, hymns, and praise songs.
Westerners invaded Africa later on in history_affect- They imperialized and the African culture was changed and forgotten...