VIDEO LESSON | The King Who Starved the British Empire
In the late 19th century Niger Delta, King Jaja of Opobo brought the British Empire to a standstill using the mechanics of international capitalism.
VIDEO LESSON | The African King Who Sued Europe and Won
Discover how King Pedro II of Kongo used international canon law in 1622 to defeat a rogue Portuguese invasion and force King Philip IV of Spain to liberate captured Congolese citizens from Brazilian plantations.
The Slave Trade Myth Why We’ve Been Looking at It All Wrong
Discover how the 1804 Sokoto Jihad fueled a multi-million-dollar inland supply chain and how captured Kanuri scholar Ali Eisami used astronomical cognitive resistance to preserve his identity.
How Kush and Nubia Outlasted the Roman Empire
How ancient African kingdoms selectively adopted Mediterranean tools to resist total Romanization and preserve their sovereign identities.
SAND, CLAY, AND IRON CHAPTER 4 LESSON | Crescents Over The Sands
Discover how the early Islamic conquest of Egypt used surrender agreements and taxes (jizya) to shape North African society and religious demographics.
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