Early Empires

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» African Empires - A timeline from 1st - 15th centuries AD/CE, from Central Oregon Community College.
» Axum - Brief history of Axum and the Aksumites, located in the Ethiopian highlands near the Red Sea.
» Christians in Ethiopia - The beginning of Christianity in the Kingdom of Aksum and its subsequent spread throughout Ethiopia.
» City Plan of Ife - Map and information on the City of Ife, from the Harvard University Baobab Project.
» Great Zimbabwe - Information about the ruins of Great Zimbabwe, as well as rock painting dating back 30,000 years.
» Ife - Discussion of early Yoruba city-state, with Ife trade routes, portrait heads, and false kings.
» Songhay - Brief discussion of the Songhay people at Civilizations in Africa.
» The Mwenemutapa (Great Zimbabwe) - Overview of one of the first of the centralized states in southeastern Africa and part of the Bantu-speaking culture.
» The Swahili Kingdoms - Short discussion of Swahili civilizations at Civilizations in Africa.
» The World of the Mande - History, art and ritual in the Mande culture, including discussions of caste and class, roles, and cosmogony.