Author: Mary Quigley
Publisher: Heinemann Educational Books
ISBN: 9781588104250
Category : Africa, West
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Examines the social, economic, political, and cultural life of the people of ancient Ghana, Mali, and Songhai, including profiles of influential citizens.
Ancient West African Kingdoms
Author: Mary Quigley
Publisher: Heinemann Educational Books
ISBN: 9781588104250
Category : Africa, West
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Examines the social, economic, political, and cultural life of the people of ancient Ghana, Mali, and Songhai, including profiles of influential citizens.
Publisher: Heinemann Educational Books
ISBN: 9781588104250
Category : Africa, West
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Examines the social, economic, political, and cultural life of the people of ancient Ghana, Mali, and Songhai, including profiles of influential citizens.
West African Kingdoms in the Nineteenth Century
Author: Daryll Forde
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 042995851X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 349
Book Description
Originally published in 1967 this volume presents studies of 10 West African kingdoms which have played an important part in the economic, political and cultural life of the region. Ranging geographically from the kingdom of Benin in southern Nigeria to the Wolof kingdom of Kayor in Senegal, they inlcude the Oyo Yoruba, Dahomey, Hausa, Maradi, Kom in West Cameroon, the Mossi, Ashanti and Gonja and the Mende chiefdoms of Sierra Leone. Each outlines the historical origins and development of the kingdom and analyses its organization in the nineteenth century. It includes accounts of the economic basis and resources of the state and the significance of tribute and trade, of the social categories among its population, the administrarive machinery and communnications, the judicial and military organization and external relations. It also considers the importance of the ideology and rituals of kingship.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 042995851X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 349
Book Description
Originally published in 1967 this volume presents studies of 10 West African kingdoms which have played an important part in the economic, political and cultural life of the region. Ranging geographically from the kingdom of Benin in southern Nigeria to the Wolof kingdom of Kayor in Senegal, they inlcude the Oyo Yoruba, Dahomey, Hausa, Maradi, Kom in West Cameroon, the Mossi, Ashanti and Gonja and the Mende chiefdoms of Sierra Leone. Each outlines the historical origins and development of the kingdom and analyses its organization in the nineteenth century. It includes accounts of the economic basis and resources of the state and the significance of tribute and trade, of the social categories among its population, the administrarive machinery and communnications, the judicial and military organization and external relations. It also considers the importance of the ideology and rituals of kingship.
West African Kingdoms
Author: Beth Nelson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780739841525
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Learn about the daily life and culture of the people who lived long ago in Africa.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780739841525
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 52
Book Description
Learn about the daily life and culture of the people who lived long ago in Africa.
Ancient West African Kingdoms
Author: Jane Shuter
Publisher: Capstone Classroom
ISBN: 9781432913403
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Provides an overview of the culture and civilizations of the ancient West African Kingdoms of Mali, Ghana, and Songhai.
Publisher: Capstone Classroom
ISBN: 9781432913403
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Provides an overview of the culture and civilizations of the ancient West African Kingdoms of Mali, Ghana, and Songhai.
History and Activities of the West African Kingdoms
Author: Gary E. Barr
Publisher: Heinemann-Raintree Library
ISBN: 9781403479259
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Have you ever wondered what life was really like in the West African Kingdoms? What did people wear? What did they eat? What sorts of games did kids play? Through history, recipes, crafts, activities, and games this series gives you a chance to experience what life was like throughout history.
Publisher: Heinemann-Raintree Library
ISBN: 9781403479259
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Have you ever wondered what life was really like in the West African Kingdoms? What did people wear? What did they eat? What sorts of games did kids play? Through history, recipes, crafts, activities, and games this series gives you a chance to experience what life was like throughout history.
African Dominion
Author: Michael A. Gomez
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691196826
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 520
Book Description
In a radically new account of the importance of early Africa in global history, Gomez traces how Islam's growth in West Africa, along with intensifying commerce that included slaves, resulted in a series of political experiments unique to the region, culminating in the rise of empire.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691196826
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 520
Book Description
In a radically new account of the importance of early Africa in global history, Gomez traces how Islam's growth in West Africa, along with intensifying commerce that included slaves, resulted in a series of political experiments unique to the region, culminating in the rise of empire.
Ghana, Mali, Songhay
Author: Kenny Mann
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780382391767
Category : Ghana (Empire)
Languages : en
Pages : 108
Book Description
A study of the legends and history of the ancient West African kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, and Songhay, including background and commentary on Islam's influence in the region
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780382391767
Category : Ghana (Empire)
Languages : en
Pages : 108
Book Description
A study of the legends and history of the ancient West African kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, and Songhay, including background and commentary on Islam's influence in the region
Empires of Medieval West Africa
Author: David C. Conrad
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
ISBN: 1604131640
Category : Africa
Languages : en
Pages : 153
Book Description
Explores empires of medieval west Africa.
Publisher: Infobase Publishing
ISBN: 1604131640
Category : Africa
Languages : en
Pages : 153
Book Description
Explores empires of medieval west Africa.
The Royal Kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, and Songhay
Author: Patricia McKissack
Publisher: Square Fish
ISBN: 1250113512
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
For more than a thousand years, from A.D. 500 to 1700, the medieval kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, and Songhay grew rich on the gold, salt, and slave trade that stretched across Africa. Scraping away hundreds of years of ignorance, prejudice, and mythology, award-winnnig authors Patricia and Fredrick McKissack reveal the glory of these forgotten empires while inviting us to share in the inspiring process of historical recovery that is taking place today.
Publisher: Square Fish
ISBN: 1250113512
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
For more than a thousand years, from A.D. 500 to 1700, the medieval kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, and Songhay grew rich on the gold, salt, and slave trade that stretched across Africa. Scraping away hundreds of years of ignorance, prejudice, and mythology, award-winnnig authors Patricia and Fredrick McKissack reveal the glory of these forgotten empires while inviting us to share in the inspiring process of historical recovery that is taking place today.
Ancient Kingdoms of West Africa
Author: Dierk Lange
Publisher: J.H.Röll Verlag
ISBN: 3897541157
Category : Africa, West
Languages : en
Pages : 603
Book Description
Publisher: J.H.Röll Verlag
ISBN: 3897541157
Category : Africa, West
Languages : en
Pages : 603
Book Description