Ancient Sudan Gallery (View)

Key Words: Nubia / Kush / Tantamani / Amaninakilbte / Dongola / Senkamanisken, /Taharqa /  Meroe /

Resources

• “Nubia.” Archeology in the Community. Accessed 7/28/2022.
• “Rise of the Golden Cobra.” Lesson. AfricaAccessReview.org  Accessed 7/28/2022.
• “Teaching About Nubia in the K-12 Classroom.” (Middle & High School Teachers. Lecture. ASA Outreach. Accessed 10/17/22

Ancient and Medieval Ethiopian Architecture Gallery (View)

Key Words: Obelisk at Aksum (Axum) / Lalibela /  Gondar: Emperor Fasilides,  Empress Mentewab,  Emperor Bakaffa,  Emperor Yohannes I / Harar Jugol Fortified Town / Jamia Mosque in Harar

Resources:

• “The Obelisk of Axum.” Madain Project. Abrahamic History & Archaeology  Accessed 6/30/2022.
• UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Accessed 6/30/2022.

Aksumite and Ethiopian Coin Gallery (View)

Key Words: Emperor Endubis / Emperor Wezaba / Emperor Aphilas / Emperor Ousana / Emperor Ezana /
Emperor Kaleb / Emperor Ioel / Emperor Arman / Emperor Menelik II / Empress Zawditu I /Emperor Haile Selassie

Lesson

“Discover Coinage in Aksum.” Center for African Studies, Howard University. 2023.

Resources

• “Aksumite Coins” Khan Academy. Accessed 4/17/2022.
• Markowitz, Mark. “The Coinage of Aksum.” Coin Week. Accessed April 26, 2022.
• Aksum. Numista Accessed April 26, 2022.

Medieval West African Architecture Gallery (View)

Key Words: Sankore Mosque, Timbuktu Mali, Sidi Yahya Mosque, Timbuktu, Mali /  Djinguereber Mosque, Timbuktu, Mali / Great Mosque, Djenne, Mali / Gidan Rumfa, Kano, Nigeria / Friday Mosque of Chinguetti, Mauritania /  Larabanga Mosque, Larabanga, Ghana

Resources

• “Gidan Rumfa.” Archnet.org Accessed 6/30/2022.
• The Gold Road. Howard University and Africa Access. Accessed 6/30/2022.
• MacDonald, K.C. Sankore Mosque. The Road to Timbuktu, PBS.org
• UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Accessed 6/30/2022.
• World Monuments https://www.wmf.org/project/chinguetti-mosque. Accessed 6/30/2022

Medieval Gold Gallery: West and North Africa (View)

Key Words: Dinars: Abu Bakr Ibn ‘Umar / Ubayd Allaˉh al-Mahdı  /
Akan Gold weights and scales

Resources

• The Gold Road Howard University and Africa Access. Accessed 6/30/2022.

Horses in African Art Gallery 

• View East African Art Gallery
  • (Key Word: Ethiopia)
• View West African Art Gallery
  • (Key Words: Burkina Faso /  Mali / Nigeria / Senegal)

Change Makers: African Queens Gallery (View)

Key Words:

• Queen Amanirenas of Kush (Sudan)
• Idia of Benin Kingdom,(Nigeria)
• Queen Njinga of Kongo Kingdom (Angola)
• Empress Mentewab of Ethiopia
• Empress Taytu of Ethiopia
• Yaa Asantewaa of Ghana

Resources

• Aire, Ekiuwa. Idia of the Benin Kingdom. Our Ancestories,  2020.
• Baptiste, Tracey. “Queen Amaniernas.” African Icons. Algonquin Young Readers, 2021.
• “Empress Mentewab.” British Museum. Accessed 10/26/22.
• “Njinga Mbandi.” UNESCO Women in African History. UNESCO. Accessed 10/25/22.
• Owen, Rosemond Sarpon. Yaa Asantewaa, The Fearless Queen. Lion’s Historical Press, 2021.
• “Taytu Betel” UNESCO Women in African History. UNESCO. Accessed 10/25/22.

Cities in Africa Gallery (View)

Key Words:

• Kinshasa
• Lagos
• Cairo
• Giza
• Dar es Salaam
• Khartoum
• Johannesburg
• Abidjan

Port Cities Galleries

• View Mediterranean Sea Gallery
  • Key Words: Tunis / Benghazi / Tripoli /  Alexandria / Oran / Algiers / Annaba /
• View Red Sea Gallery
  • Key Words: Port Sudan / Djibouti
• View Indian Ocean Gallery
  • Key Words: Mogadishu / Tanga / Zanzibar / Durban / Beira / Moputo / Durban / East London / Port Elizabeth / Cape Town
• View Atlantic Ocean Gallery 
  • Key Words: Dakar / Conakry / Banjul / Monrovia / Nouakchott / Rabat /  Safi / Casablanca Lobito / Freetown / Accra / Lome / Porto-Novo / Malabo / Libreville / Luanda / Cape Town
• View Island Port Cities Gallery
  • Key Words: Praia, Cape Verde / Moroni, Comoros / Antananarivo, Madagascar / Port Louis, Mauritius / Sao Tome & Principe / Victoria, Seychelles

Old Cities Galleries

• View North Africa Gallery:
  • Key Words: Faiyum  Luxor / Alexandria / Cairo / Fes / Marrakesh / Tangier / Tripoli / Aswan / Constantine / Meroe / Napata /Naqa
• View West Africa Gallery:
  • Key Words: Ife / Timbuktu / Kano / Djenne / Agadez / Benin City /  Ouidah / Atar, Chin / Kumbi Salah / Chinguetti
• View East Africa Gallery:
  • Key Words: Aksum / Qohaito / Gondar / Lalibela / Kismiyo / Kilwa Kisiwani / Mogadishu / Gedi / Mombasa / Zeila / Avalites / Zanzibar / Songo Mnara / Moroni / Pate / Malindi / Quelimane / 
• View Southern Africa Gallery:
  • Key Words: M’banza-Kongo / Sofala / Antananarivo

Mountain Cities Gallery (View)

Key Words:

• Addis, Ethiopia
• Dessie, Ethiopia
• Asmara, Ethiopia
• Eldoret, Kenya
• Mekelle, Ethiopia