Some of humanity's most brilliant ideas were developed and codified in a special region of Africa called the Nile Valley. Because it was a unique geographical phenomenon - a great river running through the desert that flooded regularly - early Man was able to settle there and study nature and the sky. The result was a civilization that combined numerous areas of knowledge for 3,000 years.Brilliant Ideas from Ancient Africa is conceptually driven. It explores, in easy to understand activities, c