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Title:
| Africa: History and Culture |
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Description:
| These sites are about the history and culture of early Africa. Learn about the different tribes and their lifestyles. Includes timelines, maps, activities, and photographs, as well as eThemes Resources on Adinkra Cloths of Africa and East African Culture and Language. |
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Grade Level:
| 6, 7, 8, 9 |
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Resource Links:
| ThinkQuest: The Living Africa
This ThinkQuest teaches about the people, the land, the wildlife, and national parks. In "People" find out about religion, language, and the population. You can see maps of African regions, take a virtual safari, take a quiz, or send an electronic postcard.
ThinkQuest: The Africa Game
This ThinkQuest lets you choose a country in Africa to learn about. The text tells about the people and history of each country.
Electronic Guide for African Resources on the Internet
Click on an African country to see a list of Web sites linked. NOTE: Teachers should recheck the links before using in class.
African Voices
Discover Africa's history with the interactive timeline, explore the meanings of mud cloth from Mali, or view a gallery of photographs on this site.
Quia: Egyptian Deities
This interactive game tests your knowledge of Egpytian gods.
Historical Maps of Africa
Maps from different years are available to view.
PBS: Africa Challenge
This interactive quiz tests your knowledge of African history. Click on "Play the Game" to get started. Requires Flash 5 to work.
BBC: The Story of Africa
Learn about this continent's rich history. Click on "Early History" or a particular time period to read about it.
Ancient Africa Timeline
This timeline contains major historical events in Africa from 5 million BC to 500 BC. NOTE: Teachers should recheck the links before using in class.
Ancient Africa Timeline Part II
This timeline shows the period from 300 BC-1492 AD. NOTE: Teachers should recheck the links before using in class.
ThinkQuest: Africa: The Cradle of Civilization
This student-created website has lots of information about the history of Africa. Find out about people, language, religions, and different kingdoms.
ThinkQuest: People of Africa
This site is about several different tribes in Africa, including the Zulu, Berbers, Masai, and more. There is a lot of information, but no images.
eThemes Resource: Africa
These websites are about Africa. Here you will find information about African peoples, governments, languages, and culture. There are interactive timelines and exhibitions where students can explore African history or learn about African art. Included are several eThemes resources on related African themes.
eThemes Resources: East African Culture and Language
Describes some of the major tribal cultures, rural, and city life of East African nations. Examples of major languages such as tribal languages and Swahili.
eThemes Resource: Africa: Adinkra Cloths
These sites show and tell about the history of adinkra cloths, the art form from the Asante people of Ghana and the Gyaman people of Cote' d'lvoire. Includes sites about the Ashanti tribe that also wears this type of clothing.
eThemes Resource: Continent: Africa
Learn about the geography and culture of Africa and African countries. Includes information on popular national parks and wildlife reserves. eThemes Resources on grassland habitats and East African culture are linked.
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Education Standards:
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MO Standards:
1.1, 1.2, 1.4, 1.5, 1.9, 2.1, 2.7, 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 5, 6, 7
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