Memorization Project – Medieval Africa
Just as African kids did so long ago, you can also learn pieces of poetry or Quran verses or Bible verses or readings from the Torah by heart. Memorization is fun and [...]
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How to Play African Games
Playing cats-cradle: play African games What materials do I need? Many of these African games require no equipment at all to play, just some dirt and stones. Go someplace where [...]
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Crafts from Early Africa
Crafts from early Africa: A simple Mancala board If you're a teacher, parent, or day camp counselor thinking of spending a week or so on ancient Africa, these are some [...]
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Anansi and the Wisdom of the World
Djenne clay pot from medieval West Africa Long long ago people didn't know anything. They didn't know how to plant crops, or how to weave clothes, or how to make [...]
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Anansi’s Free Dinner (more about Anansi and the Turtle)
Anansi's free dinner: Niger River, West Africa Anansi and the Turtle, continued Well, as time went by, Anansi the spider began to think more and more about how Turtle had [...]
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Anansi and the Turtle
Anansi and the turtle An African story This is an African story about Anansi the spider and Turtle. One day, Anansi the spider picked some yams from his garden. They [...]
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How Anansi gave us stories – the Wooden Doll
Anansi and the wooden baby Aso tells Anansi how to catch a fairy So Anansi climbed back down to earth again to get the fourth creature for Nyame, which was [...]
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How Anansi gave us stories – Leopard and Hornets
Anansi catches the leopard Anansi catches the leopard So now Anansi the spider had the snake to give to the god Nyame. But he still needed the other three creatures. So [...]
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How Anansi gave people stories
A West African story Long, long ago, according to this West African story, the sky god Nyame kept all the stories locked up in a wooden box, up high in the sky, [...]
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How Anansi brought sickness into the world
Seated woman (Djenne, about 1200 AD) Anansi makes a deal So this is a story about how Anansi happened to bring sickness into the world. So one day Anansi went to the [...]
