West African Kingdoms West African Kingdoms and Legaciesand Legacies

77thth grade grade

What do we do?What do we do?

In your assigned group..In your assigned group.. Create a visual representation of West AfricanCreate a visual representation of West African

HistoryHistory The First Global AgeThe First Global Age

CultureCulture Cultures and DiffusionCultures and Diffusion

GeographyGeography Location, places and regions, human-environment interaction, Location, places and regions, human-environment interaction,

and movementand movement EconomicsEconomics

Scarcity and resource allocation and marketsScarcity and resource allocation and markets GovernmentGovernment

Systems of governmentSystems of government Skills and MethodsSkills and Methods

Problem solvingProblem solving

Who do we study?Who do we study?

You will be one of the following You will be one of the following kindomskindoms GhanaGhana MaliMali SonghaiSonghai

How do we organize How do we organize ourselves?ourselves?

In your group assign people to…In your group assign people to… Be the “Big Woman” or “Big Man” Be the “Big Woman” or “Big Man”

(Leader)(Leader) Other members of your group must be in Other members of your group must be in

assigned roles will assigned responsibilities assigned roles will assigned responsibilities including the leader.including the leader.

HistoryHistory

Describe the importance of the West Describe the importance of the West African empires of Ghana, Mali, and African empires of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai including:Songhai including: Trade routes,Trade routes, Products,Products, The spread of the Arabic language,The spread of the Arabic language, The spread of Islam.The spread of Islam.

CultureCulture

Give examples of changes in belief Give examples of changes in belief systems, art, science, technology, systems, art, science, technology, language, and systems of language, and systems of government.government.

Describe the cultural and scientific Describe the cultural and scientific legacies of African civilization.legacies of African civilization.

GeographyGeography

For the assigned Kingdom of Ghana, Mali, or Songhai For the assigned Kingdom of Ghana, Mali, or Songhai society studied, identify the location of significant society studied, identify the location of significant physical and human characteristics on a map of the physical and human characteristics on a map of the relevant region.relevant region.

On a map, identify places related to the historical On a map, identify places related to the historical events being studied and explain their significance.events being studied and explain their significance.

Use physical and historical maps to analyze the Use physical and historical maps to analyze the reasons that human features are located in particular reasons that human features are located in particular places.places.

Describe the geographic factors and processes that Describe the geographic factors and processes that contribute to and impede the diffusion of people, contribute to and impede the diffusion of people, products, and ideas from place to place including:products, and ideas from place to place including: Physical features, culture, war, trade, technological Physical features, culture, war, trade, technological

innovations.innovations.

EconomicsEconomics

Compare endowment of productive Compare endowment of productive resources in world regions and explain how resources in world regions and explain how this endowment contributed to this endowment contributed to specialization, trade, and interdependence specialization, trade, and interdependence in ancient times.in ancient times.

Describe the growth of cities and the Describe the growth of cities and the establishment of trade routes in Africa; the establishment of trade routes in Africa; the products and inventions that traveled along products and inventions that traveled along these routes (e.g., spices, textiles, paper, these routes (e.g., spices, textiles, paper, precious metals, and new crops); and the precious metals, and new crops); and the role of merchants.role of merchants.

GovernmentGovernment

Describe the essential Describe the essential characteristics of the systems of characteristics of the systems of government found in city-states, government found in city-states, kingdoms, and empires of Africa.kingdoms, and empires of Africa.

Social Studies Skills and Social Studies Skills and MethodsMethods

Establish guidelines, rules, and time Establish guidelines, rules, and time lines for group work.lines for group work.

Reflect on the performance of a Reflect on the performance of a classroom group in which one has classroom group in which one has participated including the participated including the contributions of each member in contributions of each member in reaching group goals.reaching group goals.