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ANCIENT
AFRICAN KINGDOMS CONTENT
PATHFINDER
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GENERAL
INFORMATION:
Name: Sister Marie Carole DeBacker
School:
Trinity High School e-mail : caroles@ths.org
Workshop
Location: Kent State University
Title of Companion Action
Pathfinder: Ancient African Kingdoms
Grade Level:
10
Subject Area: Social Studies
Specific Topic: The
ancient kingdoms of Egypt, Kush and Axum
CONTENT
INFORMATION:
Summary: The students should find information
on the following:
Flooding of the Nile River
Pyramids,
hieroglyphics and ancient Egyptian gods
The Kush city of
Meroe
Ancient Kushite gods and Kushite trade routes
Axum
King Ezana and Axum language of Geez
Christianity in
ancient Ethiopia
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CONTENT
CATEGORIES
Non-Fiction Books:
Casson, Lionel and the
editors of Time-Life books. Ancient Egypt. Time-Life Books:
Alexandria, VA., 1965. 932.
Cottrell, Leonard. Life under
the Pharaohs. Holt, Rinehart and Winston: New York, 1960.
932.2.
James, T.G.H. The archaeology of ancient Egypt.
Henry Z. Walck, Inc.: New York, 1972. 913.35.
Wilson,
Colin. The atlas of holy places and sacred sites. DK
Publishing, Inc.: New York, 1996. 291.3.
The world almanac
and book of facts 2004. World Almanac Books: New York, 2004.
R317.3.
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The following
sources are in GALEBRONZE:
Piankhi(c. 769 B.C-716
B.C.); King Erzana of Axum invades Kush, 325;
Ancient
Civilizations in Africa, 3500 B.C.-500 B.C. DISCovering World
History.
Online Edition. Gale, 2003. Reproduced in Student
Resource Center. Detroit: Gale,
2004.
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The following sources are in
EBSCOhost:
STAIRWAYS TO HEAVEN. (cover story) By: Schultz,
Stacey. U.S. News & World Report, 6/30/2003, Vol. 134
Issue 23, p56, 3p, 4c, 1bw;
LESSONS OF THE PYRAMIDS. By:
Isler, Martin. World & I, Jun2002, Vol. 17 Issue 6, p74,
8p, 8c;
AN ANCIENT PYRAMID SCHEME? By: Dainow, Susannah.
Chronicle of Higher Education, 7/20/2001, Vol. 47 Issue 45,
pA6, 1/5p;
THE STAR PYRAMID CONNECTION. By: Schilling,
Govert. Mercury, Jul/Aug2001, Vol. 30 Issue 4, p28, 4p,
1c
WHY THE EGYPTUANS BUILT THE PYRAMIDS. Skeptic, 2000,
Vol. 8 Issue 2, p98, 1/2p;
WHAT DID THE PYRAMID SYMBOLIZE?
Skeptic, 2000, Vol. 8 Issue 2, p99, 1/3p, 1bw;
EARLIEST
EGYPTIAN GLYPHS. By: Mitchell, Larkin. Archaeology, Mar/Apr99,
Vol. 52 Issue 2, p28, 2p, 1c;
DEMOTIC TO THE RESCUE. By:
Lobban, Jr., Richard A.. Calliope, Oct2003, Vol. 14 Issue 2,
p40, 1p, 1c
KUSH. Early Civilizations, 1999, p22, 2p, 1
map, 1bw
KUSH. Columbia Encyclopedia; (AN
IXBX-Kush)
ETHIOPIA'S DECISIVE VICTORY AT ADOWA. By: Blake,
Greg. Military History, Oct97, Vol. 14 Issue 4, p62, 7p, 3c,
6bw;
FRUMENTIUS: CONVERSION TO CHRISTIANITY.
SAINT
FRUMENTIUS. Britannica Biography
Collection
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The
following resources are on the
Internet: |
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Ethiopia's
History |
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The River
Nile |
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Kush, Meroe and
Nubia |
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Geez: an extinct language of
Ethiopia |
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