Medieval African Empires
World
Eras:
West African Kingdoms:
(ask teacher or librarian for
password).
This volume provides in-depth coverage of West
African kingdoms, 500-1590, with a global perspective and a strong
emphasis on daily
life and social history.
Medieval
Africa: Typical
FactMonster brevity and directness.
http://www.factmonster.com/dk/encyclopedia/medieval-africa.html
Ancient African
Empires: History Link
101's African Empires
page connects you to the best of art, daily life, maps, pictures,
and
research on ancient Africa.
http://www.historylink101.com/africa.htm.
Why
do civilizations fall? Mali and Songhai: From the Annenberg Foundation.
http://www.learner.org/interactives/collapse/mali.html
Aspects
of
Ancient Africa:
Features 12
different aspects of daily life in various ancient African
empires.
http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/africa/index.htm
Ancient
games:
Mancala: Learn how to play the ancient African game
called
Mancala.
http://www.tradgames.org.uk/games/Mancala.htm
African music
and dance:
CK Ladzekpo is the director of the African Music Program at U.C.
Berkeley; his site offers insights, photographs and videos related
to
traditional African music and dance.
http://cnmat.berkeley.edu/~ladzekpo
African
Literatures:
Exploring two African folktales: From Michigan State
University, this site provides a brief overview of African folktales
in
general and includes two short folktales for reading and discussion.
http://exploringafrica.matrix.msu.edu/students/curriculum/m11/activity2.php
African
Wildlife: Great photos of African wildlife from an archive at
the
University of Pennsylvania.
http://www.africa.upenn.edu/Wildlife_GIFS/menu_Wildlife.html