Additional Resources
Additional resources supporting Topic 1.5: Developments in Africa from AMSCO® Advanced Placement® World History: Modern [1200–Present].
OpenStax Text
The following references and links are to the OpenStax Text, World History Volume 2, from 1400.
Resource | Book Page(s) | Online |
3.1 The Roots of African Trade | 77–84 | |
3.2 The Songhai Empire | 84–91 | |
3.3 The Swahili Coast | 91–98 |
Kordas, Ann, Ryan J Lynch, Brooke Nelson, and Julie Tatlock. World History Volume 2, from 1400. Houston, Texas: OpenStax, 2025.
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Video Resources
The following video resources are have been created by various authors and supplement the Topic 1.5: Developments in Africa from AMSCO® Advanced Placement® World History: Modern [1400–Present].
State-Building in Africa
"State-Building in Africa" by Steve Heimler from Heimler's History Channel (YouTube).
Mansa Musa and Islam in Africa
"Mansa Musa and Islam in Africa: Crash Course World History #16" by John Green from Crash Course (YouTube).
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