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One of the main elements of African art is that it is often created in three-dimensions rather than two-dimensions. For example, they used sculpture more often than flat paintings.

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Many Ancient African civilizations created jewelry from gold, gems, shells, and other materials

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Supreme God: Many African religions believed in a supreme god that created the world. Some examples include the gods Oludmare of Nigeria and Katonda of Uganda.

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Nature Spirits: Beneath the supreme god are a number of spirits who mostly live in nature including animals, water, and the earth.

Ancestral Spirits: The spirits of dead ancestors often played an important part in traditional African religion.

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Sacrifice: Most Ancient African religions offered some sort of sacrifice to their gods or the spirits.

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Most people in Ancient Africa were farmers. They spent much of their day working the land growing crops such as yams, sorghum, barley, and wheat.

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Traders played an important role in the economy of Ancient Africa. They moved goods across the Sahara Desert using caravans of camels.

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Warriors were important in the large empires of Ancient Africa such as the Mali and the Songhai Empires

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The women were shown more respect than the men. There were a lot of affairs but their men show no signs of jealousy. No one claims descent from his father, but on the contrary from his mother’s brother.