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Map of Ibn Battuta’s Travels, 1325-1354
Ibn Battuta (Abū Abd Allāh Muḥammad ibn Abd Allāh Al-Lawātī, 1304–c.1368 CE) was a 14th-century Maghrebi traveler, scholar, and judge whose journeys across the Islamic world and beyond remain among the most remarkable in history. Over a span...
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Trans-Saharan Camel Caravan
A trans-Saharan camel caravan carrying salt. Agadez to Bilma, Niger.
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Western Sahara, Catalan Atlas
A map of West Africa from the 1375 CE Catalan Atlas. The map shows the trans-Saharan caravan trade routes between North Africa and the Niger River. (Sheet 6, National Library of France, Paris)
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World's Toughest Jobs: Salt Miner | National Geographic
In the West African desert, gathering and hauling salt is a grueling task, not left for the meek. Camel caravans still move the tablets to market. See all National Geographic videos: http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/?source=4001...
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Sahara Desert Documentary HD - Africa's trade routes with Caravans of Gold
We always have to keep in mind that a Documentary, after all, can tell lies and it can tell lies because it lays claim to a form of veracity which fiction doesn't. Some of the documentaries are made just to discredit some particular person...
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Kingdom of Benin
The Kingdom of Benin, located in the southern forests of West Africa (modern Nigeria) and formed by the Edo people, flourished from the 13th to 19th century CE. The capital, also called Benin, was the hub of a trade network exclusively controlled...
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First Agricultural Revolution
The First Agricultural Revolution, beginning c. 12-20,000 years ago, was characterized by the emergence of different agricultural systems in different parts of the world, whose common trait was the use of native species. Although agriculture...
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Prince Henry the Navigator
Prince Henry the Navigator (aka Infante Dom Henrique, 1394-1460) was a Portuguese prince who famously helped capture the North African city of Ceuta, sponsored voyages of exploration with the aim of building colonies in the North Atlantic...
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The Description of Africa
The Description of Africa is the first comprehensive book about Africa, written by Leo Africanus, an African scholar trained in the Islamic intellectual tradition, in 1526, during the Italian Renaissance. A skillful mixture of anthropology...
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Tomb of Askia (UNESCO/NHK)
The dramatic 17-m pyramidal structure of the Tomb of Askia in Mali was built by Askia Mohamed, the Emperor of Songhai, in 1495 A.D. in his capital Gao. It bears testimony to the power and riches of the empire that flourished in the 15th and...
