As we unroll its fragile pages, we embark on a journey to understand Africa’s vast and varied history. From ancient civilizations to modern nations, this map tells a story of change, conflict ...

While history books detail past events that shaped ... Encyclopedia Britannica printed this map of Africa in 1890, just as ...

For the first time ever, Henry Lovejoy, a CU Boulder history professor, has mapped the boundaries of a fallen African kingdom best known for its role in the Atlantic slave trade. During its reign, the ...

In his new six-hour series, Africa's Great Civilizations, Henry Louis Gates, Jr. takes a new look at the history of Africa, from the birth of humankind to the dawn of the 20th century. This is a ...

The other clips reveal facts from other parts of this huge continent including: Egypt, in the north of this continent, famed for its ancient ... in Africa and locate places on a map.