Africa contains a rich history of culture, civilization, city-states and kingdoms that predate European colonization. These chapters focus on geography and climate, anthropology and human adaptation and interaction, and trade and economics. It begins with early African societies, West African ironworking and agriculture and the spread of technology, language, and religion.
Some of the art presented:
- Nok Sculpture
- Aksum Architecture and Christian Murals
- Benin Sculpture
- Great Zimbabwe Architecture
- Selection of Bantu speaking masks
- Unit 1 Diverse Societies in Africa (Quizlet)
Project: Create 3D map of Africa
Essay Questions (Choose one). You may need to use the internet for research:
Essay Questions (Choose one). You may need to use the internet for research:
- What advantages would iron tools give a civilization?
- What is the history of ironworking, what improvements have been made and how do they benefit life today?
- Compare Djenne-Djeno and Nok culture.
- How is the African Iron Age different from that in other regions?
- Unit 2 Migration: Bantu Speaking People (Quizlet)
Videos: Push-Pull Factors in Migration, Khan Academy, Bantu Migration
Essay Questions (Choose one). You may need to use the internet for research:
- How does migration shape the modern world?
- How did the migration of Bantu speaking people shape Africa?
- Unit 3 The Kingdom of Aksum
(Quizlet, Video)
Essay Questions (Choose one). You may need to use the internet for research:
- How did Aksum's location and interactions with other regions affect its development?
- Why did the kingdom of Aksum decline?
- Which of Aksum's achievements have continues into modern times?
- Unit 1 North and Central African Societies
Choose an Essay Question:
- What elements are necessary for mutually successful trade?
- How do scarcity and abundance affect trade?
- What was the effect of the Almohad rule on the Maghrib?
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