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World History - Africa: Websites

African Studies WWW 

Cultural, educational, and statistical resources covering the African continent.

African Voices 

Explore African art, history, and political and social themes through essays, timelines, images, and games.

Anthropology Collection AMNHS (NEW) 

(NEW) Over 160,000 objects from North American, Mexican & Central American, South American, African, Asian, and Pacific Ethnographic Collections with images and detailed description, linked to the original catalogue pages, field notebooks, and photographs are available online. (American Museum of Natural History)

ArchNet 

A virtual library of images and field data for archaelogical study.

Art and Life in Africa Online 

African works of art in the context of the lives of African peoples.

Conversations with History 

Interviews with a broad range of historical figures from the latter half of the twentieth century.

Exploring Ancient World Cultures 

A collection of essays, images, and primary and secondary sources focusing on a range of ancient cultures.

In Motion: The African-American Migration Experience  

Until recently, people of African descent have not been counted as part of America's migratory tradition. The transatlantic slave trade has created an enduring image of black men and women as transported commodities, and is considered the defining element in the construction of the African Diaspora, but it is centuries of additional movements that have given shape to the nation we know today. This is the story that has not been told.

Internet Public Library 

Produced by the University of Michigan School of Information, this site contains a vast collection of online texts, including novels, newspapers, magazines, and tutorials for students of all ages.

Lire les Femmes Écrivains et les Littératures Africaines 

Bilingual collection of material on Francophone African literature written by women since the 1970s.

National Museum of African Art 

Working from the collection, the museum has many kinds of resources that it makes available. These include teacher workshops, videos for loan as well as online curriculum you can use in your classroom.

NOVA: Pyramids 

Jointly designed by NOVA and PBS, this site gives elementary and middle school students an overview of Egyptology and the continuing archaeological excavation of the Pyramids at Giza.

NYPL Digital Schomburg Images of 19th Century African-Americans 

Sponsored by the New York Public Library, this site contains an extensive primary source archive of photographs, woodcuts, and other images of 19th century African-Americans from the Schomburg Collection.

Odyssey Online 

Resources for elementary and middle school students to study ancient Near Eastern, Egyptian, Greek, Roman, and Sub-Saharan cultures.

The Digital Karnak Project (NEW) 

(NEW) The colossal site of Karnak is one of the largest temple complexes in the world, with an incredibly rich architectural, ritual, religious, economic, social and political history. We invite you to experience Karnak – to learn about an ancient site that still resonates today because of its monumental pylons, towering columns, stunning reliefs and architectural marvels.

World History Matters (NEW) 

(NEW) A resource center designed to help high school and college world history teachers and their students locate, analyze, and learn from online primary sources and to further their understanding of the complex nature of world history, especially the issues of cultural contact and globalization (Center for History & New Media, George Mason U.).