1 8 ▁Category : UK ▁MP s ▁ 1 9 1 8 – 1 9 2 2 ▁Category : UK ▁MP s ▁ 1 9 2 2 – 1 9 2 3 ▁Category : Pe ople ▁educated ▁at ▁Sh rew s bury ▁School <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁terms ▁African ▁civil izations , ▁also ▁classical ▁African ▁civil izations , ▁or ▁African ▁emp ires ▁are ▁terms ▁that ▁generally ▁refer ▁to ▁the ▁various ▁pre - colon ial ▁African ▁kingdom s . ▁The ▁civil izations ▁usually ▁include ▁Egypt , ▁Car th age , ▁Ax um , ▁Num idia , ▁and ▁N ub ia , ▁but ▁may ▁also ▁be ▁extended ▁to ▁the ▁pre histor ic ▁Land ▁of ▁P unt , ▁and ▁others : ▁the ▁Empire ▁of ▁Ash anti , ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁K ongo , ▁Empire ▁of ▁M ali , ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Z imb ab we , ▁Song hai ▁Empire , ▁and ▁the ▁Empire ▁of ▁Gh ana . ▁ ▁Civil izations ▁ ▁E rit rea ▁and ▁Eth iop ia ▁▁ ▁Two ▁civil izations ▁once ▁inhab ited ▁the ▁lands ▁en comp ass ing ▁the ▁modern ▁day ▁states ▁of ▁E rit rea ▁and ▁Eth iop ia . ▁ ▁D ' mt ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁kingdom ▁known ▁to ▁have ▁existed ▁in ▁E rit rea ▁and ▁Eth iop ia ▁was ▁the ▁kingdom ▁of ▁D ' mt , ▁with ▁its ▁capital ▁at ▁Ye ha , ▁where ▁a ▁Sab ae an ▁style ▁temple ▁was ▁built ▁around ▁ 7 0 0 ▁BC . ▁It ▁rose ▁to ▁power ▁around ▁the ▁ 1 0 th ▁century ▁BC . ▁The