A Glorious Age in Africa: The Story of 3 Great African Empires (Awp Young Readers Series) - Softcover

Chu, Daniel; Skinner, Elliott P.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0865431671 ISBN 13: 9780865431676

Publisher: Africa World Pr, 1998

Synopsis

A review of 800 years of African history, focusing on the empires of Ghana, Mali, and Songhay, and revealing the military, educational, and political supremacy during that time.

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From the Back Cover:

Did you know...that during Europe's "Dark Ages," three great African empires provided the main advance of human knowledge? That Timbuktu was once of the greatest centers of learning in the world?

Did you know...that on separate pilgrimages to Mecca, two African emperors dispensed more than ten million dollars apiece in charity? That another emperor used a thirty pound gold nugget as a hitching post?

Did you know..that until the invention of firearms the mighty African warriors of the Sudan were never conquered?

This book reveals the magnificent history and heritage of Africa, destroying, once and for all, the centuries-old, still lingering myth that Africa "was a continent without history." Here is a fascinating account of the Africans from the 8th to the16th century, highlighted by the successive rise of three Sudanese empires that at their height were the equal of any contemporary civilization in Europe or Asia.

About this edition

• Publisher: Africa World Pr
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0865431671
• ISBN 13: 9780865431676
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 120
• Illustrator: Barnett Moneta