Western - Central - Eastern - Southern

Western Africa - Songhai, Mali, and Ghana

Ghana

http://library.thinkquest.org/C002739/AfricaSite/LMwestghana.htm

http://wsu.edu/~dee/CIVAFRCA/GHANA.HTM

http://africa.mrdonn.org/ghana.html

http://dmbinns.com/ghana.htm Great site with a lot of info.

Mali

http://library.thinkquest.org/C002739/AfricaSite/LMwestmali.htm

http://wsu.edu/~dee/CIVAFRCA/MALI.HTM

http://africa.mrdonn.org/mali.html

http://africa.mrdonn.org/mansamusa.html

http://dmbinns.com/mali.htm Great site on Mali.
http://africa.si.edu/exhibits/resources/mali/index.htm

Songhai

http://library.thinkquest.org/C002739/AfricaSite/LMwestsongay.htm

http://wsu.edu/~dee/CIVAFRCA/SONGHAY.HTM

http://africa.mrdonn.org/songhay.html

http://dmbinns.com/songhai.htm Good site...gives a good gist.

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Central and Forest Kingdoms

Benin

http://wsu.edu/~dee/CIVAFRCA/FOREST.HTM

http://africa.mrdonn.org/benin.html

http://www.museum.upenn.edu/new/exhibits/galleries/benin.shtml Benin Art
http://www.penn.museum/long-term-exhibits/259-african-gallery.html

Kongo

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/specials/1624_story_of_africa/page44.shtml

http://www.uiowa.edu/~africart/toc/people/kongo.html

http://dmbinns.com/kongo.htm

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Eastern Africa

Swahili Kingdoms

http://wsu.edu/~dee/CIVAFRCA/SWAHILI.HTM

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/specials/1624_story_of_africa/page74.shtml

Aksum

http://www.pbs.org/wonders/fr_wn.htm

http://wysinger.homestead.com/aksum.html

http://archaeology.about.com/cs/africa/a/aksum.htm

http://www.eduplace.com/kids/socsci/ca/books/bkf3/writing/03_aksum.pdf

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Southern Africa -

Great Zimbabwe

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/specials/1624_story_of_africa/page43.shtml

http://www.ccds.charlotte.nc.us/History/Africa/03/Spittman/Spittman.htm

http://www.pbs.org/wonders/Episodes/Epi6/6_wondr1.htm

http://library.thinkquest.org/C002739/AfricaSite/LMSouthZim.htm

http://www.mapungubwe.com/GreatZim.htm

http://wsu.edu/~dee/CIVAFRCA/MWEN.HTM

http://dmbinns.com/zimbabwe.htm Well written, contains info on trade and downfall

Mapungubwe

http://www.pbs.org/wonders/Episodes/Epi6/6_wondr2.htm

http://www.mapungubwe.com/cultural.htm

http://wsu.edu/~dee/CIVAFRCA/MWEN.HTM

http://library.thinkquest.org/C002739/AfricaSite/LMSouthMapungubwe.htm

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