1. Family, labor specialization,regional commerce, and oral traditions and indigenous religions

2. Family, Labor specialization, and Regional Commerce
EXTENDED FAMILIES
FARMERS
WEST KINGDOMS – ISLAM, GOLD, AND SALT
MATRILINEAL
MINERS OF GOLD AND SALT
EAST KINGDOMS – CHRISTIANITY, TEXTILES
KING’S NEPHEW GOT POWER
MERCHANTS
TIMBUKTU AND JENNE
BANTU MIGRATIONS
METAL WORKERS AND POTTERY MAKERS
NIGER RIVER
HONORING ANCESTORS
SCHOLARS
USE OF CAMELS/CARAVANS

3. African Society
The education of children in Africa was the responsibility of the family and the village. Children would learn:
The history of their people
Basic skills they would use as adults
Stories that were meant to give a lesson about life
Proverbs that supported the lessons about life

4. Task
You will be divided into 9 groups and will create a collage with at least six facts and 2 pictures:
Group 1 – You will read pages and tell us about African society and Family ties
Group 2 – You will read pages 142 and 144 and tell us about African women and art
Group 3 – You will read page 145 and tell us about Early African Music and Dance and Storytelling

5. Continued…
The next groups will go to this website:
Group 4 – You will tell us about Art in Ancient Africa up to the paragraph titled Human Form
Group 5 – You will tell us about Art in Ancient Africa from the paragraph Human Form to end
Group 6 – You will tell us about Daily Life up to the paragraph titled What did they eat?
Group 7- You will tell us about Daily Life from the paragraph titled What did they eat to end
Group 8 – You will tell us about Griots up to the paragraph titled Musician
Group 9 – You will tell us about Griots from the paragraph titled Musicians to end

6. Traditional African Religions
African religion – Read page 136 in textbook
provided rules for living
protected people from harm
guaranteed success in life.
Traditional African religions shared the belief in
1. A single creator god and lesser gods, but these beliefs varied across the continent.
Some West Africans believed god sent his son from heaven in a canoe. Once on Earth, the son created humans.
In other religions, people believed that the supreme god had sons. Those sons were lesser gods.
Some Africans believed that the creator god was on Earth but left because he was disappointed with human behavior. People would be forgiven by this god if they corrected their ways.

7. Group Activity
You will go to this website:
There will be six groups:
One god and many deities
Two worlds
Rites of Passage
Guide for living
Islam and Christianity
Religion and politics

8. Task
Each group will read his or her section and tell us about 2 specific parts in either a google slide or prezi. You must have at least 2 slides.
Group 1 – Paragraphs titled One God and Sacrifice
Group 2 – Paragraphs titled Ancestors and Acts of Creativity
Group 3 – Paragraphs titled Birth and Death

9. Continued…
Group 4 – 1st paragraph (starts with African religions) and 4th paragraph (starts with hospitality)
Group 5 – 1st and 5th paragraphs
Group 6 – Paragraphs titled Resurrection and Spirit Mediums