Africa

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Africa
West African Kingdoms
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Aim How did the West African kingdoms develop
into trading empires?

• Do Now Answer review Multiple Choice Questions
  on African Geography

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GHANA, MALI AND SONGHAI

• Today, we going to practice answer reading
  comprehension question based on a passage.
• As a class, lets read The Empire of Ghana.
  After, we will answer follow-up questions.

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Ghana
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Ghana

• 1. What years did the Kingdom of Ghana develop?
• 2. Where was it located?
• 3. Why was this location ideal (good) for farming
  and trade?
• 4. How was the Empire of Ghana able to be so
  powerful?
• 5. What was the empire of Ghana famous for?
• 6. Why was it so valuable?

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Student Pair-Work

• Read Mali and Songhai
• Answer the multiple choice reading comprehension
  questions that follow.

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Student Debrief

• Fill in your notes on the 3 African Kingdoms.

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• Ghana is the land of gold
• Two most important trading goods
• 1. Gold
• 2. Salt
• Gold came from the Savanna
• Salt deposits were found in the Sahara Desert

• This important trade of gold and salt took place
  on the trans-Saharan trade
• The king was the only one allowed to keep gold
  nuggets. This way he could keep the price of
  gold high.

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Ghana Gold!
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Mali
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Mali

• Like Ghana, Mali became wealthy because of gold.
• A man name Mansa Musa became leader of Mali. He
  was a devout Muslim.
• Because of Mansa Musa, Mali grew to become twice
  the size of Ghana.
• The city of Timbuktu became a center of trade and
  learning because Mansa Musa ordered mosques and
  universities to be built.
• Timbuktu is the location of the House of Wisdom

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Songhai
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Songhai

• After Mali declined, people broke away and formed
  a new civilization near the Niger river.
• Two great rulers name
• 1. Sunni Ali
• 2. Askia Muhammad

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Songhai

• Sunni Ali captured the city of Timbuktu.
• Askia Muhammad was an excellent administrator. He
  set up an efficient tax system and chose able
  officials.
• Later they were taken over by the Moroccans who
  were fighting with guns.

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Pictures Cited

• Slide 1 - http//www.newbornbooks.com/african_suns
  et.gif
• Slide 2 http//www.massmuvtravel.com/_img/nkruma
  hmonument.jpg
• Slide 4
• Picture 1 http//www.remnantsofritual.com/photos
  /035_StaffFinial.jpg
• Picture 2 http//newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/
  41897000/jpg/_41897952_goldbars_bbc_1998_416.jpg
• Slide 5
• Picture 1 http//www.ghanaweb.biz/GHP/img/pics/3
  8278553.jpg
• Picture 2 http//www.marshall.edu/akanart/images
  /ohenekra.jpg
• Slide 6 - http//www.whats4eats.com/graphics/cuisi
  ne/mali.jpg
• Slide 8 http//www.mrdowling.com/images/609mosqu
  e.jpg
• Slide 9 http//www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/sghi/hg
  _d_sghi_d2map.jpg
• Slie 10 - http//archives.cnn.com/2000/WORLD/afric
  a/01/03/africa.economies/mali.timbuktu.jpg