African History for Kids

By Dr. History

Get enchanted with African History history and its remarkable events.

 

Are you struggling to make sense of what happened at that specific point in history? Do you want to learn all of the historical stories in an easier manner?  Pick up this overview history book today to learn the inspiring history behind African History! This is the perfect book for history fans for all kids to enjoy.

 

The dark continent of Africa has fascinated explorers, intrigued writers, and created ravenous greed and ambition to plunder nations that have less natural beauty, resources, and raw materials than exist in this sultry, beautiful continent.

Human life arose in Africa; the first man evolved on her pristine shores and in her savannahs and jungles teeming with wildlife. African kingdoms rose and fell until the dark era of colonialism stole the land from its original inhabitants and sold many of its people into slavery. Africa is largely free now, but still, the legacy of colonialism haunts its progress.

 

Historical Mystery Books for Kids includes:

• A complete guide - crucial major events from the beginning to the end for a comprehensive overview
• Fascinating moments - the defining moments that everyone should know
• Tons of fun facts - makes learning fun with little known stats, trivia, and more. The interesting events that happened to historical figures.
• Chapter by chapter activities - delightful exercises for kids to make history fun, whether alone or with others

 

History has generally had a bad reputation of being boring and too complicated. But this series catered to kids will leave young readers learning history in a more interesting and fun manner! 

 

If you've been interested in history but don't have time to read long and dragging textbooks, grab this Historical Mystery Books for Kids to get enchanted with its amazing stories!

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• Language: English
• Publisher: Ched Ed
• Release date: Apr 15, 2024
• ISBN: 9798224494514

Book preview

Chapter 1: Prehistory

Africa’s prehistory is the study of human evolution and the development of African culture before people could create written records. It’s an incredibly interesting subject (although largely discounted by large groups of people called Creationists). But that’s a whole other discussion. Scientific and archeological evidence clearly shows us, through many, many fascinating discoveries, that human life arose in Africa.

The Sterkfontein Caves

Lucy and Co.

One of the most important aspects of African prehistory is that Africa is widely considered the birthplace of humanity, the cradle of humankind. This is because the most ancient human fossils have been found in Africa. This includes the well-known skeleton, Lucy, a female hominid dating back to 3.2 million years ago. She is one of the most famous and significant fossils ever found and has vastly broadened our knowledge of human evolution.

She was of the species Australopithecus afarensis, an early ancestor of modern humans, and her remains are complete enough to have given very significant information. Lucy was thought to be about 3 feet 7 inches tall and weighing 60 pounds. Her bone structure suggested that she was a biped, which meant she walked upright on her two legs, just as we do, but her body was adapted for tree climbing. Bipedalism is a defining feature of the human species. Lucy’s remains are housed at the National Museum of Ethiopia in Addis