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1、全球视野下的非洲文化AfricaIntroductionAfricaasoneofthecradlesofhumancivilizationconceivedandcreatedthemostgloriousearlyhumancivilization-theancientEgyptiancivilization.TheNileRiverinAfricaisthecradleofoneoftheworld'sancientcivilizations.Egyptisoneoftheworld'sfourancientcivilizations.AncientEgyptianarchitec
2、ture,sculptureandpaintingandotherartshasmadegreatachievements.MagnificentpyramidsandtheSphinxisamasterpieceoftheancientEgyptians,andtheyarehumanmiracleinthehistoryofarchitecture.Next,fromthefollowingaspectstointroduceAfrica:AfricannaturalfeaturesAfrica,locatedinthesouthwestofAsia,about30.2million
3、squarekilometers(includingthenearbyislands)accountedforabout20.2%oftheworld'stotallandarea,secondonlytoAsia,theworld'ssecondlargestcontinent.ThereareonebillionpeopleinAfrica,rankingsecondintheworld.Africalocatedneartheequator,therefore,allyearroundsunshineintensity,widespreaddesertland,one-thirdo
4、ftheareaisdesert,theSaharadesertareonwhichaccountedforaquarterofthelandinAfrica,andistheworld'slargestdesert.MostofAfricabelongtothetropicalclimate,tropicalrainforests,plateaucontinent,southeasthigh,northwesternlow.TherearemanyriversandlakesinAfrica,wheretheNiletotallengthof6671km,isthelongestriv
5、erintheworld.TheCongoRiverbasinareaandflowrateranksecondonlytoAmazon,rankingsecondintheworld.LlakeVictoria,Africa'slargestlake,thesecondlargestfreshwaterlakeintheworld.Africaisrichinnaturalresourcetype,varietyandlarge6全球视野下的非洲文化reserves.Oil,gas,mineralsandothersarerich.AfricanfolkcustomsAfricaist
6、hehometownofthefamouscabaret,Africansalsohassuperiorartisticskills,sinceancienttimes,itispopularwithAfricanfeaturesavarietyofmusicalelements,withstrongethniccharacteristics,themostprominentfeatureisthestrongsenseofrhythm,followedbythesoundofsoundintensityanditssocialandpopular.themusicisthebestwa
7、ytounderstandAfricanculture,whilethedrumisAfrica'smostpopularmusicalinstrument,isthesoulofAfricanmusic,washailedas"thekingofAfricanmusic."VariousdrumsinAfrica,themostcommonlyknownisamediumsized“dumdum”drum,itisgenerall
