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History of Africa for Kids: A Captivating Guide to African History, from Ancient Times through the Middle Ages to the Modern Era (Making the Past Come Alive) Kindle Edition

by Captivating History (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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Three manuscripts in one book:
  • African History for Kids: A Captivating Guide to the History of Africa
  • Ancient Africa for Kids: A Captivating Guide to Ancient African Civilizations, Empires, and History
  • Medieval Africa for Kids: A Captivating Guide to Mansa Musa, the Mali Empire, and other African Civilizations of the Middle Ages

In the first part, you will travel through the vast continent of Africa. Journey back to ancient times, and discover one of the earliest and most famous civilizations, ancient Egypt. We will then travel through the Middle Ages, discovering some of the largest empires in Africa to ever exist. Discover how Africa has shaped the world as we know it and how the transatlantic slave trade led to the largest, long-distance, forced migration of people in history.

In the first part of this book, you will learn about:
  • Ancient Egypt’s incredible inventions, pharaohs, and architecture.
  • The Egyptians weren’t the only African nation to build pyramids. Find out what other African civilizations built more pyramids in one town than there were in the whole of Egypt!
  • The introduction of Christianity and Islam and how they impacted tribal religions.
  • How a huge monument was dismantled and taken to Rome for seventy years before being returned to its original site.
  • Things are looking up! What the future holds for Africa.

Ancient Africa had powerful armies that fought with each other and with civilizations that weren’t even from Africa. They were also rich in things like gold, ivory, and salt, and the ancient Africans knew how to build a healthy trade network that could even cross the vast Sahara Desert. Their civilizations were wealthy and filled with beautiful art, some of which we can still see today.

In the second part of this book, you will discover:
  • Where is the Land of the Bow?
  • Why did the Egyptians make mummies?
  • How many war elephants did Hannibal have?
  • What civilization conquered Egypt?
  • What is the legend of King Solomon, the Queen of Sheba, and their son?
  • Where exactly was ancient Ghana?

For years, many scholars have ignored medieval Africa. There aren’t many written documents from the African kingdoms, so historians rely on outside sources and archeology. Many people don’t realize Africa was brimming with innovation during this time or that it was connected to the outside world. Although historians don’t know everything about this period of African history, medieval Africa has not been lost to time. We still have so much to learn about this era and how it changed the world.

In the third part of this book, you will discover:
  • Was Mansa Musa I really the wealthiest person in world history?
  • Why wasn’t the Ghana Empire close to modern Ghana?
  • How did Islam come to Africa?
  • Are any of the medieval empires still here today?
  • How did the African kingdoms react to the slave trade?
  • Who was the most famous African leader during the Middle Ages?
  • And much, much more!

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    5 - 18 years
  2. Part of series
    Making the Past Come Alive
  3. Print length
    252 pages
  4. Language
    English
  5. Publication date
    September 7, 2023
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0CHMP7KJ9
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 7, 2023
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 30136 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 252 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 30 ratings

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Vassilios Damiras
5.0 out of 5 stars History of Africa for Kids
Reviewed in the United States on September 10, 2023
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This book vividly traces the history of the African continent. Moreover, the reader will travel via pages to Ancient Egypt, the Kingdom of Kush, the Ghana Empire, the Kanem-Bornu Empire, the Mali Empire, Medieval Africa, European Colonization, and Decolonization. It is a well-written book for kids. Overall, it is a well-researched book.

This book targets young readers. It analyses the significance of Ancient Africa and Kingdoms such as Kerma Kush and Cathrage, to name a few. Also, it focuses on the Roman expansion in Egypt and northern Africa. Moreover, it examines the Empire of Ghana. The reader will learn vital information regarding the socio-political and economic development of the various people in Ancient Africa. It is a well-written book.

It is a fascinating book that brings alive Medieval Africa and the accomplishments of the various Kingdoms. Young readers will like this book.
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CABG115
4.0 out of 5 stars Three books in one volume to introduce African History to Kids
Reviewed in the United States on September 10, 2023
This is an excellent introductory set of three books for Kids who wish (or whose Parents wish them) to learn about African History.
In the first part the author gives succinct summaries of many, but not all, of the greatest kingdoms throughout Africa’s history. It also provides objective reviews of the Slave Trade and Colonization Efforts by the European countries in Africa.
The second part/book chronicles the ancient history of several of the most well-known (primarily Northern and Eastern) civilizations of Ancient Africa. It provides a good review of the Cultures, Politics and Histories of the chosen empires in a short, easily digestible manner. An assessment chapter helps contrast the most notable aspects of each society. Other chapters analyze the effects of writing, architecture, and detail some of their myths and religions.
The third portion/book covers the years 500 CE to 1500 CE in Africa. There, it was a millennium of constant growth and new beginnings, while in Europe, it was a thousand years of chaos and disorder with a small amount of progress and discovery toward the end of the time period. Unfortunately, much of what is known about this period in Africa is based on archeology and / or oral history / tradition This book focuses on six major empires, many specifically notable rulers. cultures and the art of medieval Africa.

Like other Captivating History books ‘for Kids,’ this book contains short summaries of the various subjects to whet the appetite and encourage further study. Because this is a compilation of three previously published books, there is some overlap and repetition within the books. Sprinkled liberally throughout the text are engaging and explanatory 'fun', 'cool' and 'interesting' facts. Most chapters end with a varied activity to reinforce learning. While complicated concepts are usually explained, there is some vocabulary that may still be a bit advanced. Many maps and Illustration are included, but the maps may be difficult to interpret at times. If you wish to expose your young scholar to a part of history that is not well covered by typical ‘Western’ sources, you will find this a convenient place to start.
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Hunter Wallace
5.0 out of 5 stars An Exceptional Collection of African History Books
Reviewed in the United States on September 10, 2023
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The history of Africa is diverse, multifaceted, and complex, among many others. As such, it can can sometimes feel overwhelming to take in and understand all the relevant details. For kids, doing so can be even more challenging, typically due to an the influx of facts and figures that tend to dominate many books regarding this topic.

Fortunately, "History of Africa" is written in a way that is accessible, researched appropriately, and enjoyable. The result is a fun reading experience for all readers, irrespective of their background knowledge surrounding this subject.
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Kelly Pfister
5.0 out of 5 stars History of Africa for Kids
Reviewed in the United States on September 10, 2023
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This is very informative and easy to read. This covers a lot of history and is quite interesting.
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4.0 out of 5 stars A nice introduction to Africas history for kids
Reviewed in the United States on October 26, 2023
A nice introduction to Africas history for kids, this set of three books covers various the history of Africa, from ancient through medieval times. It covers important events, African kingdoms and emperors in a clear, easily accesible way. The books have good illustrative key maps, and a fun little quiz at the end of each chapter.

The first book covers the whole period, while the second and third covers ancient (Egypt, Kush) and medieval (Ghana, Mansa Musa) in more depth.
A good starting point for budding historians.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
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Lequetia
5.0 out of 5 stars Great resource for African history
Reviewed in the United States on October 24, 2023
I found this to be well written and easy to use and understand for readers of any age. The facts were presented in a manner that helped with remembering the information and it was well laid out. I would recommend to anyone who wants to learn more about African history.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
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SkinsFan
5.0 out of 5 stars Love this
Reviewed in the United States on October 10, 2023
I loved this. This was a great guide to teaching kids about the history of Africa. Breaking it down into easily understandable ways for kids was definitely a bonus.

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William Gooding
5.0 out of 5 stars Should be used as part of school curiculium.
Reviewed in the United States on September 11, 2023
I read this book to answer the question, what has Africa ever done for world civilization. What I found out was that Africa was had more accomplishments and was far ahead of Western & Eastern civilazations at the time. So How did the African premire 1st world civilazation go to a 5 world civilazation; that relies on the the rest of the world for basic living needs (food, shelter, & security). Soiler Alert. Africa was the first civiazation to affectively monitize slavery, on a world wide basis. Other countries did not go there to steal slaves, but to buy them. Even today Africa is the leader in slavery trade. Slavery is an economic system, that just does not work.
In any this as well as the other Captivating History books are well written and explain history in a logical fair way.
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Debbie Bengston
4.0 out of 5 stars History of Africa for Kids
Reviewed in Canada on October 17, 2023
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It is both interesting and informative. I was surprised by all the references to Egypt but that is explained in the book.
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