Bell Ringer On a separate sheet of paper
Bell Ringer On a separate sheet of paper label the correct item next to the appropriate number
Word Bank Atlantic Ocean Timbuktu Gulf of Guinea Jenne Red Sea Tunis Senegal River Tripoli Mediterranean Sea Mecca Strait of Gibraltar Arabian Peninsula Gulf of Aden Europe Niger River Ahaggar Mountains Lake Volta Atlas Mountains Nile River Tibesti Mountains Lake Chad Sahara Desert
Fact of the Day Participating or conducting a duel is prohibited in the state of Ohio.
Plan of Attack Trade and Grade Map practice Quiz Read/Notes over “The Kingdom of Mali under Mansa Musa Vocabulary Review Time Permitting HOMEWORK Study for vocabulary/map quiz Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Materials Needed Writing Utensil Blank Map Answer sheet Africa Unit Packet 2. 2 C The Kingdom of Mali Under Mansa Musa handout
Trade and Grade Last person in each row, BRING TO FRONT Everyone else, PASS BACK ONE
Answers… 1. Lake Chad 12. Mediterranean Sea 2. Lake Volta 13. Red Sea 3. Senegal River 14. Gulf of Aden 4. Strait of Gibraltar 15. Gulf of Guinea 5. Jenne 16. Mecca 6. Timbuktu 17. Tunis 7. Niger River 18. Tripoli 8. Nile River 19. Sahara Desert 9. Tibesti Mountains 20. Arabian Peninsula 10. Ahaggar Mountains 21. Europe 11. Atlas Mountains 22. Atlantic Ocean
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What you need to know… The Fight for Control of Mali: Mandinke vs. Sosso The Mandinke, under Sundiata controlled Mali Sumanguru, leader of Sosso captured Koumbi in 1203 Legend says both leaders used magic in battle of Kirina Sundiata’s victory expanded Mandinke territory, began Empire of Mali
What you need to know… Mali at its Height Under Musa Mali was 2 x size of Ghana Mali remained powerful for 200 years Mansa Musa’s Pilgrimage Brought thousands of people and camelloads of gold w/him Very generous with gold
What you need to know… Impact of Pilgrimage on Mali Mapmakers began to include Mali on Map Qu’ranic schools and Muslim architecture built throughout Mali Government officials read and wrote in Arabic Territory was divided into provinces ruled by Dugu Tigis
End of Class… Take any remaining time to get in groups of 2 -3 and study your vocabulary words! ***QUIZ ALERT*** Vocabulary and Map Quiz Tuesday, October 18 Homework: STUDY FOR VOCAB/MAP QUIZ
Bell Ringer Answer the following questions 1. Name two outcomes as a result of Mansa Musa pilgrimage to Mecca. 2. Explain the importance of Europe putting Mali on the map. 3. Who won the battle at Kirina? Sumanguru or Sundiata 4. Sumanguru was the leader of which people? 5. Provide an example as to how you know Islam is present in West Africa.
Answers 1 st Period 1. Helped bring Islam to West Africa Dinar lost value Map Makers put Mali on map Government started to write in Arabic Brought over Qu’ranic schools and Architecture 2. GOLD. . they were very rich and powerful
Fact of the Day It is illegal to mistreat anything of great importance.
Plan of Attack Objective: To demonstrate an understanding of the geographic and vocabulary terms associated with Medieval Africa Vocabulary/Map Quiz Arabic Message Activity Homework: Message in Arabic Study Guide
Materials Needed Writing Utensil Vocabulary/Map Quiz Blank piece of paper for answer sheet Arabic Message Handout(s)
Trade and Grade Last person in each row, BRING TO FRONT Everyone else, PASS BACK ONE
Quiz Time All Answers should be on a separate sheet of paper All other items need to be on the floor GOOD LUCK TO ALL OF YOU!
Word Bank Atlantic Ocean Timbuktu Gulf of Guinea Jenne Red Sea Tunis Senegal River Tripoli Mediterranean Sea Mecca Strait of Gibraltar Arabian Peninsula Gulf of Aden Europe Niger River Ahaggar Mountains Lake Volta Atlas Mountains Nile River Tibesti Mountains Lake Chad Sahara Desert
End of Class Homework: Message in Arabic
Fact of the Day In Akron, Ohio - It is illegal to display colored chickens for sale.
Plan of Attack Finish translating Arabic writing Begin Reading/Notes of Songhai Empire Homework: Complete Arabic Message Handout
Materials Needed Writing Utensil Matrix for Arabic Translation Handout How the Songhai Empire grew to Greatness Handout Large(ish) Sheet of Paper
Arabic Message Put yourselves into 5 groups You need to write the Arabic word and meaning in your notes in order to complete the Arabic Message Assignment After 2 -3 minutes you will pass the word(s) clockwise to the next group to ensure all groups have the necessary words to complete the assignment
Songhai’s Rise to Greatness In your groups, READ and HIGHLIGHT the Songhai Empires Rise to Greatness handout After you have READ and HIGHLIGHTED the handout, you and your GROUP must DRAW a summary of what you read EACH PERSON MUST DRAW AT LEAST ONE PICTURE ON THE FINAL PRODUCT In other words, the minimum number of pictures must equal the number people in your group.
End of Class Homework: Arabic Message ***Common Assessment Alert*** Wednesday, October 26, 2011 Africa Unit
Bell Ringer 1. Who helped Songhai gain independence from Mali in the 1400 s? 2. Who declared Islam the official religion of the Songhai Empire. 3. Describe the social system in Songhai.
Answers 1. Sunni Al Ber 2. Askia 3. Top- Those with Special Privileges Middle- Free people and Soldiers Bottom- Captives of war and slaves who worked farms
Fact of the Day In Canton - Power Wheels cars may not be driven down the street.
Plan of Attack Notes on Songhai Arabic Message/Map Study Arabic Message MUST BE TURNED IN BEFORE THE END OF CLASS Ghana, Mali, Songhai Homework Enjoy your long weekend!. . . and Map Study Due TUESDAY!
How the Songhai Empire Grew to Greatness A. Songhai Gains Independence from Mali Songhai lived under rule of Malian Empire for hundreds of years Sunni Ali Ber helped Songhai gain independence in 1400 s
How the Songhai Empire Grew to Greatness B. The Empire Under Askia Muhammad Askia, a devout Muslim, rose to power by gaining support from those who opposed intolerant policies of Sunni Ali’s son Askia declared Islam the official Songhai religion and appointed Muslim judges Askia’s conquests made the Songhai larger than Mali or Ghana
How the Songhai Empire Grew to Greatness C. Songhai Empire at its Height Strong Central government with ministers and market inspection to carry out king’s orders Social system similar to a caste system 1. those with special privileges 2. free people and soldiers 3. war captives and slaves; worked on farms Songhai was center of learning Timbuktu’s University of Sankore attracted scholars from across the world
ARABIC MESSAGE You must complete NOW, I will GIVE YOU your MAP STUDY when you turn in your Arabic Message Handout This is to be done individually When FINISHED, turn into the green folder and pick up a MAP STUDY handout. Which should also be finished by the end of class. If it is not complete it will be counted as a 0 (ZERO)
Map Studies With a partner, complete and TURN-IN your Map Studies by Tuesday
End of Class Go AWAY! Enjoy your long weekend!!
Bell Ringer Name two outcomes as a result of Mansa Musa pilgrimage to Mecca. The average rain fall for this climate zone is 10 in or less. Describe 2 ways in which iron technology changed Western Africa. Who helped Songhai gain independence from Mali in the 1400 s? Provide an example as to how you know Islam is present in West Africa.
Fact of the Day In North Canton - It is against the law to roller skate without notifying the police
Plan of Attack Homewizzle Checked… Read about role of Griot Read story of Sundiata Homewizzle: Study Crossword
Materials Needed Writing Utensil Africa Unit Packet History Book Crossword Puzzle (I will provide)
What is a Griot? Based on our vocabulary what is a Griot? Why do you think they would be important?
Sundiata: The Lion King Page 454 in the text book Now that we have read, what parallel do you see between the story or Sundiata and the Disney version of the Lion King This might help…
Homewizzle Study Guide Crossword Puzzle 10/24/11 ***COMMON ASSESSMENT ALERT*** Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Fact of the Day In Lowell - It is unlawful to run a horse over five miles per hour.
Plan of Attack Review some stuff… MAP STUDY CROSSWORD PUZZLE MEMORY CHAMPIONS!
Materials Needed Writing Utensil Map Study Crossword Memory Game Pieces (I will provide)
Map Study/Crossword Let’s go over the Map Study First Let’s go over the Crossword Puzzle I bet you didn’t know 6 across… It’s all good, I will give you the answer
Memory Champions 1. You will be put into 5 groups 2. Once in your group I will give you the appropriate game pieces 3. To play, place all cards face down 4. The FIRST person must turn over ONE card and then turn over a SECOND card 5. If the cards match, definition/vocab word or question/answer that player gets to keep the pair 6. If the cards DO NOT match the player must return the cards to their original position face down 7. The next player will go, and will repeat steps 4 -6.
Memory Champions 8. We will play rounds of 10 minutes. The person with the most matches after 10 minutes will get to move on to the next group 9. You may use your notes or crossword to help you! 10. Any questions? Homework: Study for Common Assessment Tomorrow!!!
Bell Ringer Study For Africa Unit Common Assessment XX: 25 after we will BEGIN
Materials Needed Writing Utensil Test Answer Document
Plan of Attack Place all your belongings on the floor Have writing utensil out Complete Common Assessment Answer Multiple Choice Questions 1 -20 Answer Short Answer Questions 1 -2 Answer Extended Response Question 1 Short Answer/Extended Response… DO YOUR BEST I AM NOT ANSWERING QUESTIONS ABOUT THEM.
Test Time GOOD LUCK TO ALL OF YOU!
After Test Procedure Place Test on long table under the tab that says “Place test Here” Place Answer Sheet in RED folder Grab Puzzle Packet to keep you busy after the test Homework: NONE
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