How will these resources help you?

European history tends to have a heavy emphasis on written sources, and the majority of history we teach in schools is based on this written evidence. However, to appreciate medieval African History we need to use a combination of oral, archaeological and written sources to build a complete picture. Moreover, as history teachers, we tend to deliver lessons on topics that we studied at school and university because those are the ones with which we feel most comfortable. More often than not, this tends to be very Eurocentric. We may feel ill-equipped to approach subjects beyond our specialisms. I hope that these suggestions will allow you to gain some confidence in a new and fascinating topic.