Ibn Khaldun
Palace of the Hafsids in Tunis (now the Bardo Museum) - where the economist Ibn Khaldun spent time Ibn Khaldun's childhood The economist Ibn Khaldun was born in Tunis, in [...]
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Ibn Battuta in China
Ibn Battuta in China - on his travels Continuing travels of Ibn Battuta Ibn Battuta had already traveled much more than most people did! But even after visiting East Africa he [...]
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Ibn Battuta – an African traveler
Ibn Battuta on his travels Who was ibn Battuta? He was born in Morocco, in Africa, in 1304 AD. He was from a rich Muslim family, and he went to [...]
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Salt Caravans
Han Dynasty Chinese tile showing people mining salt underground and then processing it. See the bamboo pipe? Mining salt in antiquity The salt trade, already important in the Bronze Age, [...]
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Medieval African Environment
African environment: the Sahara Desert A drought in the High Middle Ages Another very bad drought hit Africa in the Middle Ages, in 963 AD. Again, the drought led to [...]
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African Buildings in Antiquity
African buildings: Hathor temple at Naqa (modern Sudan), ca. 10 AD African buildings in stone In the first centuries AD, African architects kept building more stone buildings, as trade continued to increase, [...]
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History of Islam
The religious faith of Islam, as it was practiced between about 650 and 1500 AD, was closely related to Judaism and Christianity. Like Jews and Christians, Muslims believed that there was only one God, [...]
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History of Christianity
History of Christianity: One of the earliest images of Jesus, from St. Callisto catacomb in Rome (ca. 250 AD) Empires and Christianity Around the time of the beginning of the [...]
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Carthage – Berbers and Phoenicians – North African History
North African history: Punic houses in Carthage (146 BC) Who were the Berbers? The first people to live along the North African coast were Berbers. The Berbers were nomadic shepherds [...]
