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Digital History

Digital History: The Slave Trade [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Read Olaudah Equiano's account of being captured in his village in Africa, and placed on a slave ship to be taken to America. He describes the middle passage of the triangular trade route, as well as the leg from Europe to Africa. [pdf]
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Clip Art by Phillip Martin: Slave Trade Routes

For Students 3rd - 8th
A clipart illustration by Phillip Martin titled "Slave Trade Routes."
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Jews of the Middle East

For Students 9th - 10th
Prior to 1948, Jewish communties were found discontinuously in an area stretching from southwest Asia across North Africa, from Tajikistan and Uzbekistan in the north to Yemen in the south, and from Afghanistan in the east to Morocco in...
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Open Door Team

Open Door Web Site: Britain and the Scramble for Africa

For Students 9th - 10th
Briefly describes Britain's motivations for imperializing African regions. Includes the text of a speech given by Lord Cruzon entitled, "The True Imperialism."
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Pre Colonial Africa, 1872

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of Africa showing the continent prior to the Berlin Conference of 1885, when the most powerful countries in Europe at the time convened to make their territorial claims on Africa and establish their colonial borders at the start of...
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Etc: Maps Etc: Africa Before the Berlin Conference, 1882

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of Africa as it was known in 1882 before the Berlin Conference of 1885, when the most powerful countries in Europe at the time convened to make their territorial claims on Africa and establish their colonial borders at the start of...
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Etc: Maps Etc: Africa Before the Berlin Conference, 1884

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an interesting map of Africa showing the continent before the Berlin Conference of 1885, when the most powerful countries in Europe at the time convened to make their territorial claims on Africa and establish their colonial...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Colonial Africa, 1903

For Students 9th - 10th
A political map of Africa, as it was in 1903, showing European land claims after the Berlin Conference in 1885. The lack of natural boundaries, that is, boundaries along rivers, mountains, or native lands, shows the European system of...
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Etc: Maps Etc: Africa: European Possessions, 1909

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of Africa in 1909 showing the European land claims established by the Berlin Conference of 1885. British, German, French, Spanish, and Portuguese possessions are shown, as well as major cities and towns, railroad and trade routes,...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Pre Colonial Africa, 1858

For Students 9th - 10th
Map of Africa in 1858, prior to the extensive European colonization of the continent established at the Berlin Conference of 1885. This map shows the European possessions of the Cape Colony, Natal, and Orange River Free State, and the...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Colonial Africa, 1899

For Students 9th - 10th
Map of Africa in 1899 showing the colonial possessions of European powers on the continent established at the Berlin Conference of 1885. This map shows major cities and trade centers, railroad routes and canals, major river systems, and...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Pre Colonial Africa, 1885

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of the African continent prior to the Berlin Conference of 1885, when the most powerful countries in Europe at the time convened to make their territorial claims on Africa and establish their colonial borders at the start of the...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Post Wwi Africa, 1920

For Students 9th - 10th
A map of Africa in 1920 showing colonial possessions of the British, French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, and Belgians, including the former German colonies, lost after WWI, per the Treaty of Versailles. This map shows major cities and...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Economic Map of Africa, 1915

For Students 9th - 10th
A map from 1915 of Africa and Madagascar showing the principal economic products of the area. The map is keyed to show areas of production for rubber, gum arabic, dates, cotton, gold, ivory, and cattle breeding. Other products are named...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Nile, 1903

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a highly detailed map of the Nile River basin from the Tropic of Cancer south to the river's source at Victoria Nyanza (Lake Victoria). This map shows both the Blue Nile and White Nile river systems in 1903. Major cities, trade...