A selection of images that are referenced within the book
>> Places
- Congo – City of Loango – One of the oldest mathematical tools the Ishango bone unearthed in 1950
- Find out about The Songhai Empire
- Mali – Caravans approaching the Malian city of Timbuktu
- Angola – City of Mbanza Kongo
- Niger – City of Agades
- Sarki Abdullah Burja of Kano Northern Nigerian monarch who created the first golden age in that region
>> Ancient Buildings
- Sudan – Kiosk in the city of Naqa
- Mali – Grand Mosque of Djenne
- Zimbabwe – Great Zimbabwe
- Morocco – Koutoubia Mosque in Marrakech : Commissioned by Abd-al-Mumin.
- Egypt – Temple in city of Luxor Egypt – Courtyard of temple of Luxor
- Egypt – Courtyard of temple of Luxor
- Ethiopia – Dongolo Church
- Egypt – Inside the Funerary Complex of Saqqara
- Sudan – Pyramid of Amanishakheto
- Ethiopia – Castle Complex at Axu
- Sudan – Reconstructed Church Interior
- Ethiopia – Cathedral of St Mary of Zion
- Mausoleum – Askia the Great
- Nigeria The Gidan Rumfa
>> People
- Ndongo Ann Nzinga – Angolan Queen who defended against the Slave Trade
- Mansa Musa of Mali – Ruler of the richest country in the 14th century world
- Ahmed Baba Greatest scholar of the sixteenth century world
- Kanem Borno Knight
- Pharaoh Akhenaten of Ancient Egypt (ruled 1501-1474 BC)
- Eritrean Woman
- Pharaoh Khufu – Founder of and builder of a planned city
- Queen Amina of Hausaland (ruled 1576-1610 AD
- Pharaoh Mena – First King of the First Dynasty of Ancient Egypt
- Pharaoh Natakamani and Queen Amanitore – Sudanese husband and wife team. The last of the great pharaonic builders
- Marcus Garvey
- Presided over the Third Golden Age of Ancient Egypt
- Pharaoh Taharqo – The most powerful African in history known as the Emperor of the World
- Queen Ahmose-Nefertari – The most venerated figure in the history of Ancient Egypt
- JJ Dessalines The Liberator of Haiti
- Pharaoh Khasekhemui – First of the great Egyptian builders
- Hannibal – Carthaginian general and father of modern military strategy
- Sonni Ali Ber – Founder of the Songhai Empire of West Africa
- Pharaoh Amenemhet III of Ancient Egypt (ruled 3242-3195 BC)
- Pharaoh Djoser – Builder of the highly celebrated Saqqara Complex
- Mutapa Matope Munuhumutapa – The greatest conqueror of the early Mutapas
- Pharaoh Amenemhet I – Founder of the Songhai Empire of West Africa
- Queen/Pharaoh Hatshepsut – One of the most powerful women in history
- Yusuf Ibn Tashifin – Founder of the Almoravid Dynasty that ruled in Africa and Spain
>> Monuments
- Egypt – The Sphinx of Giza
- Collapsed pyramid of Pharaoh Amenemhet III
- Tomb of Pharaoh Amenemhet I
- Pharaoh Amenhotep III
