Africa: Nile States and Migratory Clans

I. Migrations and Identities

A. African Genesis, Animism

B. Ecosystems, Languages, Frontiers

C. "House" system, Ancestors, Chiefs

D. Bantu vs. pastoralists and foragers

II. Nile Valley Kingdoms

A. Sahara, Egypt (Kemet), Hieroglyphs

B. Ma`at, Osiris, Pharaoh, Pyramids

C. New Kingdom: Hatshepsut, Akhenaten

D. Nubia (Kush), Axum (Ethiopia)

Web Resources:

• Africa South of the Sahara Chronology
• Women and Gender in Ancient Egypt