Ages 8 to 14 years. From the first hunting and gathering societies to the great Nubian kingdoms of Kush, Africa has for centuries been the centre of great cultural activity across its mountains, deserts, and rainforests. Life in Ancient Africa portrays the major civilisations of the ancient African era using maps and beautiful full-colour photographs and illustrations. Topics include: Zimbabwe, Aksum, Meroe, Ghana, Mali, and Songhai; the rise of hundreds of regional dialects; pyramids, temples, royal tombs, and palaces; irrigation and other farming techniques; Trans-Sahara caravan routes and trade with the rest of the world; the discovery of mineral resources; an oral storytelling culture; music and dance.
This is Book 17 in the Peoples of the Ancient World Series. See all Peoples of the Ancient World books here.
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Hazel Richardson is a talented new young writer. She has been a primary school teacher, and also a qualified genetic scientist, working for the Wellcome Foundation in the UK. She has written a science textbook, plus other childrens titles for Aladdin/Watts and Quarto.
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