Segments on Africa discuss the Nile River Valley; searching for the mummy of Nefertiti; the bringing of Islam to Africa via the trade routes; and the importance of Timbuktu as a center of learning.

Videodisc release of the programs originally aired on the Assignment Discovery television program. Bonus features include curriculum units with viewing questions and additional tools at discoveryschool.com.

The Nile : Where Egypt Began -- Nefertiti Resurrecte -- Sub-Saharan Survey -- Islam comes to Timbuktu.