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(i've looked through my notes and googled it but i cant seem to find any contributions from ancient africa)

What are some Anceint African contributions to today's society?

Put it into a SPRITE format (contribution and it's affect on today's society)

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Not sure what SPRITE format means exactly but I will try to help you out.

Ancient Egyptian papyrus - eventually led to modern paper through several improvements to papers throughout history

They divided the year into a calendar of 360 days and 12 months - similar to the modern calendar

They were some of the first peoples to advance into medicine - this helped us continue to advance into the modern age of medicine

Certain ancient African metallurgy- developed into modern day iron technologies

The ancient Kemites of Africa educated the Greek Thales of Miletus which led him to discovering electricity - electricity plays a huge role in today’s society
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