World History
- East African City-states
East African City-states The Bantu migration from the central Sahara, perhaps the defining event in the history of Africa south of the Sahara, brought people to the region of East Africa as the nucleus of the emerging city-states. From the 10th century,...
- Omani Empire In East Africa
Ruin of Omani Empire Palace The Omani empire in East Africa was based on the Swahili coast, which extended from present-day central Somalia to Cape Delgado in southern Mozambique. It included a number of islands and archipelagos in the Indian Ocean. There...
- M9.1 "boxing Day" Earthquake & Tsunami/indian Ocean Tsunami
Details on the catastrophic earthquake and tsunami from 2004, including maps, animations, and video. It is from the Amateur Seismic Centre, Wellington, New Zealand. (Video from YouTube.)From the site: A "very great" earthquake struck the North Indian...
- History Of Maldives
History of Maldives. This is a brief history of the Indian Ocean country of the Maldives. It is short but has a good overview. The Encyclopædia Britannica notes, "Independent island nation consisting of a chain of about 1,200 small coral islands and...
- History Of Tanzania
History of Tanzania. This is a short but useful essay on the history of the African nation of Tanzania. Wikipedia notes, "The United Republic of Tanzania (Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania in Swahili), or Tanzania, is a country on the east coast of east...
World History
The African Diaspora in the Indian Ocean World
The New York Public Library has a terrific online exhibit about Africa in the Indian Ocean from the 7th century through the early modern period.
The exhibit includes short essays, images, video clips, and maps.
Click on essays, then East Africa, and you can read about the Swahili and the trading networks in which they were involved.
You can also read about the influence of the Arabian Peninsula, especiallly Yemen and Oman, on the Swahili coast.
The exhibit covers the other major players inthe Western Indian Ocean network including India, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives.
Some of the maps show African migration across the Indian Ocean.
It's absolutely worth exploring and might make for a great webquest
- East African City-states
East African City-states The Bantu migration from the central Sahara, perhaps the defining event in the history of Africa south of the Sahara, brought people to the region of East Africa as the nucleus of the emerging city-states. From the 10th century,...
- Omani Empire In East Africa
Ruin of Omani Empire Palace The Omani empire in East Africa was based on the Swahili coast, which extended from present-day central Somalia to Cape Delgado in southern Mozambique. It included a number of islands and archipelagos in the Indian Ocean. There...
- M9.1 "boxing Day" Earthquake & Tsunami/indian Ocean Tsunami
Details on the catastrophic earthquake and tsunami from 2004, including maps, animations, and video. It is from the Amateur Seismic Centre, Wellington, New Zealand. (Video from YouTube.)From the site: A "very great" earthquake struck the North Indian...
- History Of Maldives
History of Maldives. This is a brief history of the Indian Ocean country of the Maldives. It is short but has a good overview. The Encyclopædia Britannica notes, "Independent island nation consisting of a chain of about 1,200 small coral islands and...
- History Of Tanzania
History of Tanzania. This is a short but useful essay on the history of the African nation of Tanzania. Wikipedia notes, "The United Republic of Tanzania (Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania in Swahili), or Tanzania, is a country on the east coast of east...