One reason I decided to home school was to give my kids a broader view of history. In school we mainly cover Europe and The US. We briefly touch on Native peoples and South America and Asia. We even more briefly touch on Africa.
Why? Well, I don't know. But it is not ok with me.
If we are to be a world community of diverse yet understanding people who value other cultures and people different than ourselves then we should probably try to have some level of understanding for them. When we know where others come from we understand them more. When we understand them more we see how alike we are and how amazing the differences are too. So, why not study what makes Africa, Africa or China, China, etc? I wonder if the level of discrimination would be less if we really studied the history of other countries like we study our own. This is especially true as American culture is a mix of so many cultures and so many that are NON European get totally ignored. Let's understand one another by knowing and respecting a broader range of history.
I could not find anywhere any one book or curriculum that does a decent job of covering Ancient Africa. There are some great resources that cover PART of Ancient Africa but not all of it. So, I have done my best to create a curriculum that will cover all of Ancient Africa, as best as I can. We touch on Egypt briefly but most curriculum's cover Egypt pretty well, so it was not necessary.
This unit is designed for independent readers and workers grades 3-6. It can be altered for any child's interest or level. I have put it in it's own tab. I hope you enjoy it! We sure are. <link>
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