Ancient Africa

Ancient Africa Links:

African Voices
http://www.mnh.si.edu/africanvoices/
This site, created by the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, has two tabs you may want to explore. The History tab has a timeline you can follow to learn about Africa's history starting with the origins of humankind. The Themes tab explores the topics of family, work, community, and the natural environment.

Mr. Dowling's African History Page
http://www.mrdowling.com/609ancafr.html
Mr. Dowling is a middle school teacher in Florida. His African History pages cover more than a dozen topics spanning African history, ranging from the Nok and the Phoenicians through Apartheid and Nelson Mandela.
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Civilizations in Africa
http://www.wsu.edu/~dee/CIVAFRCA/CIVAFRCA.HTM
This site from Washington State University contains pages on 14 African civilizations. Click on the word "contents" in the Browse menu on the left side of the screen to see the full list.

Africa: The Cradle of Civilization
http://library.thinkquest.org/C002739/AfricaSite/1Main.shtm
Examine the history of early man and Ancient Africa on this ThinkQuest site. There are profiles of the countries, ethnic cultures, and the slave trade. Also includes activities, audio, and video files.

Internet African History Sourcebook
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/africa/africasbook.html
This site, created at Fordham University, presents historical sources on the history of human societies in the continent of Africa without making prejudgements about what is "African". Scroll down the page to get to the links on Africa.

African Timelines
http://www.cocc.edu/cagatucci/classes/hum211/timelines/htimelinetoc.htm
This site, brought to you by Central Oregon Community College, contains a chronological outline of African History divided into five main time periods. Click on each time period to see the timeline. Each timeline is further subdivided into the main events of that time period. Each event description is followed by a list of links for further reading.

African Odyssey Interactive
http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/aoi/
This website is produced by the Kennedy Center Education Department through their ARTSEDGE Program. The site contains pages on each of the following arts categories: Dance, Literary, Visual, Music, Theatre, and History. Each subject page contains both internal and external links for further exploration.

Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History: African Art
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hi/te_index.asp?i=Africa
This site contains examples and descriptions of art from various time periods and places in Africa.