West+African+Kingdoms

__** WEST AFRICAN KINGDOMS **__ THE LINKS FOR THE WEBQUEST ARE ON THE HOMEWORK PAGE. CLICK HERE TO ACCESS THEM: WORLD HISTORY ONE HOMEWORK PAGE

DAY ONE: How did the geographic location of Ghana impact its development?

1. Gold /Salt Simulation a. analyze kingdom profiles (+ and - ; which is strongest?) b. simulation -- 5 Wangara, 5 Arab - rest Ghana c. debrief

2. Ghana Packet - do 1-3 together -- continue working independently. notes: setting up trading stations made it more efficient.

DAY TWO: EQ: What factors contributed to the strength of Ghana? What factors led to its fall?

Carousel Partner Appointments.

Appointment 1: 7: 3#s Appointment 2: 12. Which factor do you think is most important -why? Appointment 3 13. Six Word Story Appointment 4: 14. 3#s, a tweet or a six word story

Ghana's decline Appointment 5: invasion Appointment 6:overgrazing Appointment 7:internal rebellion Appointment 8: Rank them Appointment 9: Analytical Sentences 1&2 Appointment 10: Analytical Sentences 3 & 4 Appointment 11:Random Analogy (Winter Olympic sport or winter olympian) notes: perfect for one class period.

Day Three: EQ: What factors contributed to the strength and prosperity of Mali?



1. Read background information on Mali.(top portion) 2. Complete quote selection to support thesis 3. Review Ibn Battuta notes and complete chart

Watch video Clips - and take notes Final Question. 4. [|Road to Timbuktu] Watch 19:39 -25:30 (Mansa Musa) 28:15-29:37 (Dogone) 47:19-52:56 (Timbuktu)

Day Four: Absent for Middle East Conference Period 1: Did Mali background information Period 4: Did Fall of Mali DBQ

Day Five:Period One What factors contributed to the strength and prosperity of Mali? Why did the Kingdom of Mali Fall?

1. Context - historical and geographic

2. Respond to EQ and review assignment from Day 4

3. Road to Timbuktu Clips [|Road to Timbuktu] Watch 19:39 -25:30 (Mansa Musa) 28:15-29:37 (Dogone) 47:19-52:56 (Timbuktu)

4. Predictions for Fall. (no time for this)

5. Read assigned document about the fall (Do for homework if run out of time - be ready to work in small group on Weds.)

Day Five Why did the Kingdom of Mali fall? Create instagram and twitter feeds about fall based on documents

Day Six Why did the Kingdom of Mali fall? Station Visits and Synthesis

Day Seven (this varied depending on course selection, etc.) Songhay and Graphic Organizer (also course selections)

Day Eight (lunch block) EQS: Who should own the Benin Bronzes? What problems are faced by Modern Mali?

[|Benin Bronzes and Britain] [|MFA Benin Bronzes] [|Benin Bronze Slide Show]

Day Nine EQ: How did trade impact the GREATS of East African City States and Southern Empires?



Swahili Coast (video starts @53:15) [|The Swahili Coast]

Day Ten Test

(next year check question 6 and quote question for slavery reading, add back DBQ scaffold, consider using DBQ from first year)

Day 8 - Test ( Thursday 3/7 for yellow, Friday 3/8 for Green and Blue ) Monday 3/11 for all classes!

Day Seven (Wednesday 3/6 for Blue and Yellow, Thursday 3/7 for Green)

1. Modern Mali debrief - why do you think I had you do the webquest. Come up with 3 reasons. 2. Benin Bronze - appreciate and debate [|Benin Bronzes and Britain]

[|MFA Benin Bronzes] [|Benin Bronze Slide Show] 3 MYOSG [|MYOSG Template] 4. Review Activities (apples to apples using study guide terms - if time) [|study guide]

Day Six: Modern Mali Webquest (Tuesday 3/5 Blue and Yellow, Wednesday 3/5 green

Before lunch (Blue Only)

[|Road to Timbuktu] 44:45 -52:56 [|NYT clip on Mali]

If additional time: [|Lost wax Benin] [|Benin Bronzes and Britain]

EQ: What connections can you make between the events in modern day Mali and the ancient empire of Mali?

1. [|Timbuktu Sharia Law] 2. [|Mali Refugees] 3. [|Timbuktu the next chapter] 4. [|Timbuktu Manuscripts] 5. [|Photo Essay] 6. [|Al-Qaeda Timbuktu] 7. [|Qaeda Rebels Gone, Death Isn't] 8. [|Photo Essay #2]

Day 5: Songhai (Monday 3/4 blue and yellow, Tuesday 3/5 green) EQs: 1. How did the organization of Songhai create a strong and prosperous empire? 2. What do the GREATS of Benin tell you about their values and resources? 1. Songhai Document - carousel share and discuss evidence quotes. - Look at map in book while discussing - create 3 point thesis to answer EQ 2. Update Timeline 3. Benin - textbook notes on GREATS (15.2) - photo essay on Bronzes

Day Four - Fall of Mali Stations (instagram and twitter)




 * Day Three Fall of Mali on Instagram and Twitter (2/27 for green and yellow, 2/28 for blue) ||

Day Two: Ghana continued - Reasons for Fall /Mali & Mansa Musa (2/26 for Green, Yellow and Blue) EQ:

Groups of 3/4

- seats in test rows. Rotate seat to face person behind/in front of you. Carousel hmwk review -- (if did not complete assignment -- move to separate area of room to work on packet).


 * 7, #12, #13, #14 - ranks first and last

1. EQ's for yesterday's class (green only) 2. Carousel hmwk review 7,12,13, 14 2. Debrief and discuss factors of fall.

2. Look at map of Ghana, Mali, Songhay [|Map -Ghana, Mali, Songhai] 3. Read Mali document and complete evidence portion for Thesis statement and Battuta's observations (20 minutes)

4. [|Road to Timbuktu] Watch 19:39 -25:30 (Mansa Musa) 28:15-29:37 (Dogone) 47:19-52:56 (Timbuktu)

5. Brainstorm list of reasons for fall (most likely for homework)

(note: this actually does not fit in one period -- adding the map and historical context takes up time -- but it worth it) -- but maybe

Day One: Ghana/ Intro. to West African Kingdoms (2/25 for Green, Yellow and Blue)

EQ: 1. How did control of the Gold/Salt Trade allow Ghana to develop and advanced and prosperous empire? 2. How did the geographic location of Ghana effect it's development?

1. Gold /Salt Trade Simulation

2. Read Ghana packet - begin as a class and then move to independent reading

3. Summarizer: Create an EQ for today's lesson

[|Ghana, Mali, Songhai fact sheets]

[|Webquest]

[|Ghana Background Info]