Che book gives the keys to understanding the history of Sudanese Africa in the Middle Ages, where it entered the new fifth grade programs. A chronological approach which takes into account the available sources, a critical approach to distinguish between myths and historical reality in societies where orality is the main vector of transmission, a thematic approach which exposes the social and economic organization of these empires, their traditions and the influences they have undergone, the great currents of trade in goods. Many texts and documents are made available to teachers and their students. Specially drawn maps locate the Sudanese empires of the Middle Ages, numerous iconographic documents show the survivals and vestiges of this history, more than forty texts of various origins (translations of travelers 'stories, translations of griots' stories , extracts from scientific articles on the methods of historical research in Africa, extracts from shows, etc.) are available for reading.
Sudanese Africa in the Middle Ages: The time of the great empires (Ghana, Mali, Songhai)
Release Date | 2010-08-01T00:00:01Z |
Language | French |
Number Of Pages | 200 |
Publication Date | 2010-08-01T00:00:01Z |