- African Empires
A timeline from 1st - 15th centuries AD/CE, from Central Oregon Community College.
- Axum
Brief history of Axum and the Aksumites, located in the Ethiopian highlands near the Red Sea.
- Christians in Ethiopia
The beginning of Christianity in the Kingdom of Aksum and its subsequent spread throughout Ethiopia.
- City Plan of Ife
Map and information on the City of Ife, from the Harvard University Baobab Project.
- Great Zimbabwe
Description of the lost civilization of Great Zimbabwe, east of the Kalahari Desert, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers.
- Great Zimbabwe
Information about the ruins of Great Zimbabwe, as well as rock painting dating back 30,000 years.
- Ife
Discussion of early Yoruba city-state, with Ife trade routes, portrait heads, and false kings.
- Songhay
Brief discussion of the Songhay people at Civilizations in Africa.
- The Mwenemutapa (Great Zimbabwe)
Overview of one of the first of the centralized states in southeastern Africa and part of the Bantu-speaking culture.
- The Swahili Kingdoms
Short discussion of Swahili civilizations at Civilizations in Africa.
- The World of the Mande
History, art and ritual in the Mande culture, including discussions of caste and class, roles, and cosmogony.
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