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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)

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History of Africa for Kids

By: Captivating History
Narrated by: Jay Herbert
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About this listen

Three manuscripts in one audiobook:

  • 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 of this audiobook, 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 70 years before being returned to its original site.
  • Things are looking up! What the future holds for Africa.

In the second part of this audiobook, 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?

In the third part of this audiobook, 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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