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Contents

1 Exploring Africa The Story of Africa

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The Beginnings of History 2 Africa to the 1400s Western Empires

A modern-day Maasai man from East Africa.

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Moving East

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Great Zimbabwe

3 Visitors and Traders The Traveler of Islam The Europeans Arrive

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4 1500s-1800s Kingdoms of the Guinea Coast

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The Mighty Rozvi Inside East Africa

5 Changing Times From Slave Trade to Exploration

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Why Explore Africa?

6 Europeans into the Interior In Search of the Nile

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The Niger River

The Mystery of Timbuktu The Traveling Scholar

Routes to the Coast 7 Modern Times Africa Is Colonzied

Africa Today Time Chart

Glossary

Index

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