The History Cat
The History Cat: Mansa Musa & the Kingdom of Mali
A description of the important gold and salt trade that went on in Northern Africa for hundreds of years. Goes on to detail the emergence of Timbuktu in Mali into a great center of Islamic scholarship and culture under Mansa Musa, who...
Countries and Their Cultures
Countries and Their Cultures: Tuareg
The Tuareg, a seminomadic, Islamic people who speak a Berber language, Tamacheq, live in the contemporary nation-states of Niger, Mali, Algeria, and Libya. They are believed to be descendants of the North African Berbers and to have...
Digital History
Digital History: Middle Passage
The number of Africans who died or were enslaved as a result of slave trading both across the Atlantic and into the Arabian peninsula is truly shocking. Read about the Middle Passage which brought millions of slaves to the New World, see...
Travel Document Systems
Tds: Azerbaijan: History
Read about the history of Azerbaijan which has been influenced by its location on historic trade routes and its vast petroleum reserves. Information is from the U.S. State Dept. Background Notes.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: An Introduction to Bali
Bali is one among thousands of islands that make up the republic of Indonesia. In the midst of the most populous Islamic country in the world, this small island has remained predominantly Hindu. A thousand years ago many people practiced...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Key Concepts: The Srivijaya Empire
The resource from Khan Academy provides practice questions for a high school world history course. This section assesses students' knowledge of the Srivijaya Empire.
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: Race and Slavery in the Middle East
This site from the Modern History Sourcebook of Fordham University provides a thorough discussion of the existence of slavery in early times giving the types of people who were taken as slaves and the work they performed. There were also...
CNN
Cnn: America's New War Osama Bin Laden
CNN provides extensive background information on Osama bin Laden, as well as the latest news of his involvement in world terrorism. (2005)
Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation
Guggenheim Museum: Africa: Sahel and Savanna
A description of the Sahel region of Africa, encompassing the countries of Mali, Niger, and Chad. Includes information on the Sahel's cultural history, the spread of Islam into the area, and examples of artwork.
BBC
Bbc Religion and Ethics Homepage: Ottoman Empire (1301 1922)
A discussion of the Ottoman Empire that wraps up many key facts about the empire's history, including factors that contributed to its rise and fall, its Islamic traditions, the role of trade, and territorial claims.
Library of Congress
Loc: Ancient Manuscripts: From the Desert Libraries of Timbuktu
This is a collection of primary, historical documents from Timbuktu, Mali during the the 16th through 18th century. The documents cover all aspects of this advanced African civilization.
Other
American Social History Pro:september 11 Digital Archive
This archive from the American Social History Project uses multimedia and digital means to collect, preserve, and present the history of September 11. There are audio tapes, video, documents, and personal stories on this site. It is the...
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Los Angeles County Museum of Art: The Legacy of Genghis Khan
Exhibition explores the influence and legacy of Genghis Khan throughout Asia following the Mongol invasions. The exhibit contains images of beautiful pieces of artwork, sculpture, textiles, ceramics, and more.
Travel Document Systems
Tds: Nigeria: History
Read about the early history of Nigeria and the kingdoms that existed there. However, the majority of the article focuses on the problems Nigeria has faced since independence in establishing a democratic government. Information is from...
NPR: National Public Radio
Npr: Civil Liberties and the War on Terrorism
This August of 2002 report discusses post-September 11 treatment of Arab and Muslim people residing in the U.S.
Curated OER
Unesco: Algeria: Kasbah of Algiers
The Kasbah is a unique kind of medina, or Islamic city. It stands in one of the finest coastal sites on the Mediterranean, overlooking the islands where a Carthaginian trading-post was established in the 4th century BC. There are the...