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Assignments

Map of climate zones

Graphs of temperature and precipitation

Questions on West African Society and the Bantu

Caravans of Gold Questions

part 1: The Saharan Gold & Salt Trade, in html format (to type on), in pdf (to print and write on)
part 2: The Swahili Coast Trade, in html format, in pdf

Griot Tale

Interpret a proverb

Poster showing the culture of one of the 3 states of Kilwa, Kongo, or Zimbabwe

Photos of Kilwa
The Swahili Coast with Henry L. Gates

Photos of Kongo
The Slave Kingdoms with Henry L. Gates

Photos of Zimbabwe
Lost Cities of the South with Henry L. Gates

Countries

Find information about countries from Geographic.org.
See quick facts about countries from Atlapedia.com

Pictures, articles, maps of countries from Yahooligans Around the World
Try this map puzzle.
Try another map puzzle.

Arts

Information about spirit masks. Please read this to better understand spirit masks

African Spirit Masks: Good information and pictures, even a quiz, from a commercial web site

Mask designs from PBS Kids

Is it true you put vaseline on your face? Please read this to be better prepared to design your mask

Pictures of our maskmaking

Metropolitan Museum of Art: See pictures of its African Collection

African Exhibitions at the Smithsonian: Links with pictures and explanations of past exhibits

Smithsonian Online Museum: See pictures of their online collection

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Then SEARCH BY DEPARTMENT

Then AFRICAN ART

Audible Art: Introduction to African musical instruments

Hats Off! A Salute to African Headwear from the Smithsonian Institution

What is kente cloth?

Literature

What is a griot?

Folk Tales

Why the Cheetah's Cheeks Are Stained - how the hunter broke the cheetah's heart
The Curse of the Chameleon - why the snake sheds its skin
How the Jackal Outsmarted the Lion
Don't Repay Bad for Bad - how two sisters learned not to be greedy
Greedy Anansi and the Turtle - how Anansi wouldn't share
The Chief's Feast - how people's stingy nature was revealed
The Grasshopper and the Toad - how they lost their friendship because they could accept each other's differences
The Stolen Soup - a fair punishment for stealing the aroma of soup
The Three Brothers and the Pot of Porridge - how the thief has a guilty conscience
Why the Leopard Hides His Food Up a Tree (more than one story on this page; scroll down)

Issues

PBS video: "The Wonders of the African World" with Henry Louis Gates

Report on Children's Health Around the World from UNICEF, the United Nations

Map showing life expectancy around the world, from Maps 101.com

Map showing rates of literacy around the world, from Maps 101.com

14-Year-Old Soldier Speaks to the United Nations

Earthlights Questions

NASA photo of Earthlights

Slavery in America

Recipes

African Recipes

More African Recipes

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