Early Empires
Early Empires Links
- Axum Brief history of Axum and the Aksumites, located in the Ethiopian highlands near the Red Sea.
- Great Zimbabwe Description of the lost civilization of Great Zimbabwe, east of the Kalahari Desert, between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers.
- Ife Discussion of early Yoruba city-state, with Ife trade routes, portrait heads, and false kings.
- Africa's Ancient Empires and States Overview of early empires, states, and city-states in Africa.
- Christians in Ethiopia The beginning of Christianity in the Kingdom of Aksum and its subsequent spread throughout Ethiopia.
- The Swahili Kingdoms Short discussion of Swahili civilizations at Civilizations in Africa.
- Songhay Brief discussion of the Songhay people at Civilizations in Africa.
- City Plan of Ife Map and information on the City of Ife, from the Harvard University Baobab Project.
- African Empires A timeline from 1st - 15th centuries AD/CE, from Central Oregon Community College.
- Great Zimbabwe Information about the ruins of Great Zimbabwe, as well as rock painting dating back 30,000 years.
- The World of the Mande History, art and ritual in the Mande culture, including discussions of caste and class, roles, and cosmogony.
- Lawgiving and the Administration of Justice in Some African and Other Early States Presentation of early lawgiving and justice in early Africa, from African Studies Quarterly.
- The Mwenemutapa (Great Zimbabwe) Overview of one of the first of the centralized states in southeastern Africa and part of the Bantu-speaking culture.
- Benin City - A 1000 year story History and stories of the Benin Empire (900AD-1897AD).
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