Timbuktu

There was a place in Africa called Timbuktu and there was a university where our ancestors were the professors. They taught greeks and romans lessons and there was plenty of books. This may be an educated guess they also taught arabs. If you want to know more about Timbuktu look it up at the nearest libraby.

The importantance of traceing one's roots

The importantance of traceing one's roots is needed because it shows your children,grandchildren and greatgrandchildren where their ancestors came from. It's sad that many africanamercians don't know what part of africa their ancestors came from. All they know is that they came from some part of the United States. I plan to trace my root soon and to fine out I plan to take a simple DNA test. All I have to do is to take some cotton and rub the inside of my cheek. Before this it would take months and years to find out what part of Africa my ancestors came from. This would leave a wonderful legacy!

Hairstyle and Class

This may be an eduacated guess, but from the very beginning Africans celebrated their beauty. From their broad noses to their full lips. This go for hair also. The Kings and Queens fixed their hair a certain way to show their station in life! From cornrows to the texture of their hair and the design of it showed what class they were. For instance this is also an eduacated guess. A egyptian King would be bald with one lot of hair on the side of his head. A Queen would wear her sometimes in cornrows,wigs or streight. In west Africa they would wear their in the afro,braids and cornrows. The African Kings and Queens wore their natural hair with pride! This was before African Americans adoped the western way of styling their hair and became ashamed of their natural texture of hair!

Narmer Menes

Narmer Menes was the first histortic king of Egypt or Kemit. He lived in the 1st dynasty and united lower and upper Egypt or Kemit. He builded Memphis along the nile area and he died at the jaws of a crocodile while running after soilders.

Mentuhotep

Mentuhotep lived in the 11th dynasty. He united upper and lower egypt. If you want to know more about this great king click on you tube white man tells truth about black egypt.

Menkure

Menkure was the builder of the third great pyramid. If you want to know more about Menkure click on youtube white man tells truth about black egypt.

Khufu-Cheops

Khufu or Cheops was the first king of egypt or kemit[ land of the blacks]. He was builder of the great pyramid. The greeks called his Cheops.

Imhotep

Imhotep lived in the 3rd dynastyand he was a doctor,architect and a scientist. He was an advisor to Djoser who also lived in the 3rd dynasty. Imhotep can look into your eyes and see what was wrong. Imhotep treated over 200 diseases.

Pharaoh Ramses II

Ramses II reigned as pharaoh along with his wife Queen Nefertari.  He defeated the hitties and out lived his queen and his many sons.If you want to find out more about Pharaoh Ramses II read Ramses II: Magnificence on the Nile.

Nefertiti-Egypt's Sun Queen

Nefertiti wife of Pharaoh Akhenaton worshiper of one god. Nefertiti was adored by her family,and worshiped by her people.  She ruled from 1350 -1335b.c. Her name means A Beautiful Woman has Come.   Than she vasnished. If you want more information about Nefertiti read Nefertiti Egypt's Sun Queen ByJoyce Tyldesley.