World History
This is an interesting site from Michigan State University with different modules of study and activities about Africa. For example, I'm teaching the West African kingdoms of Ghana, Mali and Songhai and Module 7A has an interesting map and graphic organizer.
- Free African History Courses
Several universities are putting complete courses online for free now. Visitors can peruse course materials and watch lectures even if they do not get any academic credit for it. MIT is probably the best known for this but some other schools are as well...
- H-africa: African History And Culture
H-Africa: African History and Culture - H-Net discussion group dedicated to the history and culture of Africa. Features subject overview, thesis abstracts, reviews, bibliographies, essays, links to related resources, and subscription information. From...
- Ethiopia's Salt Trade
The African salt trade has gone on for centuries and its trade for gold formed the basis of wealth for some of Africa's most famous kingdoms: Mali, Ghana, and Songhai. The Washington Post has an excellent annotated photo collection of...
- Flipped Ghana, Mali, Songhai
The teacher in this video knows his technology as he keeps moving around his flipped classroom and does close-ups of maps and places in western Africa. This is a nice (just five minutes) overview of the three western African kingdoms of Ghana,...
- Women In World History/ Primary Sources
Earlier in the year, I wrote about a primary sources program at Stanford University with complete lesson plans. George Mason University has a similar program called "Women in World History." If you click on "modules," you...
World History
Exploring Africa
This is an interesting site from Michigan State University with different modules of study and activities about Africa. For example, I'm teaching the West African kingdoms of Ghana, Mali and Songhai and Module 7A has an interesting map and graphic organizer.
- Free African History Courses
Several universities are putting complete courses online for free now. Visitors can peruse course materials and watch lectures even if they do not get any academic credit for it. MIT is probably the best known for this but some other schools are as well...
- H-africa: African History And Culture
H-Africa: African History and Culture - H-Net discussion group dedicated to the history and culture of Africa. Features subject overview, thesis abstracts, reviews, bibliographies, essays, links to related resources, and subscription information. From...
- Ethiopia's Salt Trade
The African salt trade has gone on for centuries and its trade for gold formed the basis of wealth for some of Africa's most famous kingdoms: Mali, Ghana, and Songhai. The Washington Post has an excellent annotated photo collection of...
- Flipped Ghana, Mali, Songhai
The teacher in this video knows his technology as he keeps moving around his flipped classroom and does close-ups of maps and places in western Africa. This is a nice (just five minutes) overview of the three western African kingdoms of Ghana,...
- Women In World History/ Primary Sources
Earlier in the year, I wrote about a primary sources program at Stanford University with complete lesson plans. George Mason University has a similar program called "Women in World History." If you click on "modules," you...