HAIKU HUMP-DAY!! Create a haiku about surviving the Sahara Desert Do Now – Wednesday, September 11 th

Inspirational History September 11, 1985 – Cincinnati Reds player-manager Pete Rose gets his 4,192 nd hit, breaking the major league baseball record for career hits

Remember 9/11

Venn Diagram – Egypt & Kush Students will create a Venn Diagram in their notebooks Students will work in pairs to read pages 89 to 94 and complete the Venn Diagram – identifying the main characteristics of each as well as those characteristics that are shared by both An example is on the next slide

Egypt & Nubia (Kush) Egypt Both Kush (Nubia) Use pages 89 to 94 in your textbooks

Mansa Musa

Ancient African Kingdoms

West African Trading Routes

Ancient Africa – African Civilizations Situated on major trading routes Long, rich histories before Europeans arrived These kingdoms developed differently due to the Sahara Desert West African kingdoms became wealthy off of the trade of salt for….

…Gold!

Ancient Africa – Mansa Musa Muslim ruler of Mali Built mosques and supported Muslim holy men Doubled the size of his empire Seized control of the gold-salt trade

“I’m Mansa Musa”

Ancient Africa – Ibn Batuta Traveler and historian Traveled most of the Islamic world Praised Islamic world for its safety Criticized those lands that were not devout enough

The Travels of Ibn Batuta Take 5 minutes to read the passage on Ibn Batuta Take 10 minutes to answer the questions IN YOUR NOTEBOOKS and be prepared to share out!

HOMEWORK : Students will use their maps of Africa that display the trade routes of the West African kingdoms of Mali, Ghana and Songhai. Students will prepare a short written report that describes “their” journey along the route of their choosing. Their report must describe the journey, including its place of origin and destination, gods taken to trade and goods received in return, method of travel and what the landscape and climate donditions are like along the way.