Sahara Desert covers 1/4 of African continent, lies in the North
Geographic features of Africa
Physical Features of Africa
Equator
Opening Assignment
Africa Vocabulary:
Choose 24 of the following terms and randomly place on your BINGO sheet. Leave room to define the terms or define them on the back.
• Plateau
• King Ezana
• Sahara
• Swahili
• Sahel
• Great Zimbabwe
• Savanna
• Shona
• Tropical Rainforest
• Ghana
• Jungle
• Tunka Manin
• Congo Basin
• Soninke
• Great Rift Valley
• Mali
• Bantu
• Mansa Musa
• Bantu Migration
• Timbuktu
• Oral Tradition
• Sonni Ali
• Griots
• Songhai
• Matrilineal
• Mohammed I Askia
• Kush
• Sundiata
• Aksum
Reasons for Migration
Causes of the Bantu Migration
Bantu people spread throughout Sub­Saharan Africa
Bantu Migration Patterns Equator
Shade where the Bantu
originate.
Draw arrows to indicate
where the Bantu migrated.
Opening Assignment
Work on defining one row of terms on your Africa Bingo Sheet
Impact of the Bantu Migrations
spread and evolution of the Bantu language
throughout Sub-Saharan Africa
spread of Bantu culture as evidenced by
folk tales, (Griots)
Bantu peoples migrate throughout Sub­Saharan Africa
development of agriculture in Sub-Saharan
Africa & spread of farming techniques
hybridization of crops and introduction of
new crops to new areas
development towns and villages in areas previously
inhabited by nomadic hunter-gatherers
spread of tools and weapons made of metal
"Headliner"
On a separate sheet of paper, write a 1­2 phrase news headline explaining the connection of trade routes and migration patterns.
Thinking Like a Historian
Language Diffusion
mixing of different words and grammar structures between multiple languages
Learn about cultural values
folk tales and stories passed down from generation to generation (oral traditions), the Griots (traditional African story tellers)
Evidence of cross­cultural interactions
Musical instruments from Asia
Trade goods from different areas such as India & Asia
Blending of religious ideas
Evidence of agricultural development
Hybridization of different crops
Introduction of crops from different areas (ex. bananas from Asia to Africa)
Evidence of a complex towns & villages
complex society
Ticket out The door
Explain how Bantu contributed to settled agriculture.
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Discovering Sub­Saharan Africa's Past
Language & Literature
Cross­Cultural Exchange
Agricultural Developments
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Settlements
Role of Women
Patterns of Life
the Culture of Sub­Saharan Africa
Governing & Authority
Religious Beliefs
Opening Assignment
On a sheet of paper, list everything you already know about Ancient Egypt and civilizations along the Nile River
Kush
Aksum
Kush
Aksum
• along the Nile, region known as Nubia
• Important trade corridor from Red Sea to Nile
• Capital ­ Napata
• close trade ties with Egypt
• governed by a pharaoh for 500 years
• frequent conflicts with Egypt
• taken over by the Assyrians (80 years)
• City of Meroe known for iron working
• build pyramids
• develop written language
• absorbed into kingdom of Aksum
• along Nile, in the Ethiopian highlands
• controls trade between Red Sea and the Nile River
• known for trading:
> ivory
> gold
> rhinoceros horns
> glass
• minted its own coins
• King Enzana converts to Christianity (Christianity comes to dominate Ethiopian highlands)
• strong military power
• plagued by problems with agriculture & loss of farmland
• loss of trade & territory first to Persia then to Islamic states
Learning Log
1. What did I learn today?
2. What did I find Interesting?
3. What was the point of todays lesson?
Benefits of Trade
Kingdoms of Africa Features of Africa
Mark and label the following cities:
> Napata
> Meroe
> Aksum
> Timbuktu
> Goa
> Mogadishu
> Mombasa
> Kilwa
Kush
Aksum
Great Zimbabwe
Swahili States Region
Ghana
Mali
Songhai
East African Trading States
Swahili States
Location in Africa
Important Features
Important Achievements
Great Zimbabwe
West African Trading States
State
Ghana
Mali
Songhai
Location in Africa
Important Features
Important Accomplishments
Influential Leaders of Africa
Sundiata
Mansa Musa