Caravans of Gold, Fragments in Time (companion website to the Block Museum exhibit).Kingdom of Mali Primary Source Documents.Kingdom of Ghana Audio File (BBC Story of Africa Series, 28 min).Kingdom of Ghâna Primary Source Documents.Ancient West Africa: An introduction by Monique van Gigch.The Google Earth presentation models the kinds of questions that can be asked about the geography of West Africa while building curiosity and generating inquiry. Google Earth Lesson: The Geography of West Africa: Geo Spatial Inquiries through a Historical Lens How did geography support the development and success of complex societies in West Africa? The goal of this resource is to provide an experiential understanding of the geographical and environmental features of West Africa as a support for understanding the ways ancient and medieval societies have thrived in this area for thousands of years.Documentary: Caravans of Gold, episode 3, with Basil Davidson.Documentary: History of Africa – Desert Empires (episode 10) with Zeineb Badawi (BBC).Documentary: History of Africa – The Spread of Islam (episode 9) with Zeineb Badawi (BBC).West African Kingdoms (BBC – The Story of Africa).Ancient West African Manuscripts of Timbuktu: An Introduction (Library of Congress site).Trade across the Sahara (ThoughtCo article).Ghana, Mali and Songhai: Enduring Understandings.Tools to Teach about Three Medieval West African Kingdoms Screenshot of the Gold Road Interactive Map Gold, the region’s most valuable resource, moved along regional and trans-Saharan routes reaching as far north as France.
The Gold Road Interactive Map highlights the people, places, and items related to the medieval Sudanic empires of Ghana, Mali and Songhai. Kingdoms of Ancient and Medieval West Africa & Trade across the Sahara The Gold Road Project
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