Bibliograph

Ancient West African kingdoms, Ghana, Mali, & Songhai, Mary Quigley

Type

Label

Ancient West African kingdoms, Ghana, Mali, & Songhai, Mary Quigley

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 63) and index

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Ancient West African kingdoms

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

47927584

Responsibility statement

Mary Quigley

Series statement

Understanding people in the past

Sub title

Ghana, Mali, & Songhai

Summary

Examines the social, economic, political, and cultural life of the people of ancient Ghana, Mali, and Songhai, including profiles of influential citizens

Table Of Contents

Who were the ancient west Africans? -- Gift of the Niger River -- How do we know about the ancient west Africans -- History in pictures and words -- Ghana -- Amli -- Sundiata Keita -- Mansa Musa -- Songhai -- Sunni Ali & Askia Muhammed -- Government -- West African clothing -- Family life -- Growing up and going to school -- Religion and sacred places -- Medicine and healing -- Timbuktu -- West African home -- Cooking and eating -- Games and sports -- Storytellers and music -- Crafts and craftworkers -- Work and workers -- West African merchants -- Travel and transportation -- Trade and trade routes -- Weapons and warfare -- Decline of the great west African kingdoms -- Time line -- Other west African cultures -- Glossary

Target audience

pre adolescent

Classification