Traces the history of the ancient African empires, discussing the first kingdoms, and describing their culture, daily lives, warfare, politics, religion, and other related topics.
Explores archaeological sites and artifacts, art, architecture, and writings to provide insights into life in the ancient African civilizations of the Swahili and Great Zimbabwe, discussing the people and cultures of the East African empires.
Provides an overview of the empires of medieval West Africa, including Ghana, Mali, and Songhay, discussing significant people, places, ideas, and events, and examining their development and influence on Islam.
Presents a concise history of the civilization of ancient Africa and discusses early Egyptian and Nubian cultures, rulers and warriors of Africa, economic trade, worship and beliefs, art and music, and more.
Presents a comprehensive history of the early medieval civilizations in West Africa beginning around 1200 AD and including the Mali, Songhay, and Ghana empires, and describes their culture, religious practices, people, and way of life.
Luc, a youth born with one ear and raised by a drunken father in fifteenth-century France, finds a better home with fisherman Pons, his sister Mattie, and their ward Beatrice, the daughter of a disgraced knight, and even after being kidnapped and sold into slavery in Africa, he remains remarkably fortunate.
