Pharaoh Amenhotep 111

Pharaoh Amenhotep 111 was born in 24 B.C. He was commander in chief and his wife was Queen Tye. He was educated in the royal palace at Gurob.He inherited a kingdom that was 1,600 years old.If you want to know more about Pharaoh Amenhotep 111 look up his life story in Chronicle Of A Pharaoh The Intimate Life Of Amenhotep 111 by Joann Fletcher.

King Tutankhamun

King Tutankhamun ruled at age nine and his wife name was Ankhsenpaaten.  He was the son of
Amenhotep and Queen Tiye. King Tutankhamun woshiped the god Amun at Thebes. The young king and queen lived in the capitals of Thebes and Memphis. If you want to know more on the young King and his Queen look in the book The Golden King The World Of Tutankhamun By Zahi Hawass.

Queen Hatshepsut

Queen Hatshepsut was the first and only black female pharaoh that ruled Egypt in the year of 1503 BC. She took over when her huband and half - bother, Tuthmosis died.  To read more on Queen Hatshepsut look up the facts in What Life Was Like  On the banks of the Nile.

The Kingdoms of West Africa

Mr. Eco taught us that there were kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, Songhay and Benin. Ghana was called the city of gold.  Mali was famous for the reign of King Mansa Musa. Benin was famous for her kingly wealth. To read more about these kingdoms look in the book Africa,s Glorious Legacy.

Beyond slavery

african american people need to know their history beyond slavery.  We as a people need to fall in love with all that is African again. Also we as a people need to find out what tribe we came from. For example i would like to know what tribe that i or my family came from.  I want to go beyond my slavery past and beyond the white and indian blood line to get to my African linge.

The kingdom of Nubia

I learned that the people of Nubia and Egypt were black when my mother said so. I would like to learn more about them ruleing the kingdom of Kush. Them sould teach this fact to african american children in school.

The kingdom of Mali

Mr Eco told us in grade school about all four kingdoms in West Africa. And Mali was one of them.

kings and queens of africa

I learned that we had kings and queens in Africa in grade school.  In Egypt there ruled Queen Nefertti and her huband.