Exploring Africa. -- The story of Africa. -- The beginnings of history. -- Africa to the 1400s. -- Western empires. -- Moving east. -- Great Zimbabwe. -- Visitors and traders. -- The traveller of Islam. -- The Europeans arrive. -- 1500s to 1800s. -- Kingdoms of the Guinea Coast. -- The mighty Rozvi. -- Inside east Africa. -- Changing times. -- From slave trade to exploration. -- Why explore Africa? -- Europeans into the interior. -- In search of the Nile. -- The Niger river. -- The mystery of Timbuktu. -- The travelling scholar. -- Routes to the coast. -- Modern times. -- Africa is colonized. -- Africa today. -- Time chart
Summary
Explores the history of Africa from the earliest times, through the periods of its great empires, to the time of its exploration by European travellers and right up to present day. Suggested level: junior secondary