Warm Up You will need A book A
Warm Up ▪ You will need: – A book – A handful of coloured pencils/markers – 3 highlighters and/or markers – A West African Seal Project paper – A Characteristics list – A Cornell Notes sheet / sheet of notebook paper setup for notes – And a smile would be pleasant
Africa Day 3 West & Central Africa Chp. 19 Sections 3 -4
Welcome to West Africa!
Trading Empires of West Africa • Ghana (meaning war chief) • Mali • Led by Mansa Musa (richest king ever!!) • Songhai • Trade relied mostly on Gold and Salt • Seen as equal value in Africa
West African Culture ▪ Ashanti– people of Ghana – Famous for their colorful weavings known as Kente cloth ▪ Main religion is Islam Fun Fact: Kente cloth, known as nwentom in Akan, is a type of silk and cotton fabric made of interwoven cloth strips and is native to the Akan ethnic group of South Ghana. Kente is made in Akan lands such as Ashanti Kingdom, and by Akans in the Ivory Coast. It is the best known of all African textiles.
Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade 1650 -1860 CE ▪ Mesoamerican slaves died of disease ▪ Europeans needed a new source of slave labor ▪ African rulers would trade potential slaves for guns & other goods ▪ ~ 16 Million Africans were enslaved ▪ 20% died on route to the Americas
Welcome to Central Africa!
Central African Culture ▪ Bantu-- Central African peoples who migrated from Central to South Africa – Known as the Bantu Migrations ▪ Many Africans speak some form of Bantu ▪ They moved South to find more land ▪ Fang sculpture-- wooden carvings ▪ Usually masks painted white & facial features outlined in black ▪ The Fang people live in Central Africa
Colonialism in Africa ▪ Stateless Society- society in which people rely on family lineages to govern themselves instead of elected officials – Occurred before colonialism ▪ Cause: started with King Leopold III of Belgium in early 1880’s – He wanted to exploit the region for economic gain ▪ Effects: – Centralized governments with lots of corruption – No regard for tribal boundaries – Loss of resources – Cultural & ethnic oppression – Little or no infrastructure – Little or no education
Ongoing Issues in the Region ▪ Democratic Republic of the Congo – 1 st leader- Mobutu Sese Seko (1967 -97) ▪ Took kickbacks from economy ▪ Used army to maintain power ▪ Education challenges – Lack of teachers, & schools – High dropout rate – 700+ languages spoken in Central Africa
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