1. AFRICA…the gist Geography and Its Impact on Trade, Culture, and Belief Systems
DBQ

2. Geography
1.Label the different Vegetation Zones of Africa: desert, rain forest, savanna.
2.Label the Niger River.
3.On the worksheet, hypothesize the impact of the Niger River on Africa.

3. 4. Add all the areas of gold and salt to your map
4. Add all the areas of gold and salt to your map. Make sure to add to the key.
5. Analyze the impact of the gold and salt found in Africa. Use the CN worksheet.
6. Read and CN p.158, Trade Across the Sahara. Take CN.
Trade Routes

4. Triangular Trade Routes:

5. What does this picture tell you about African culture?

6. What does this segment of the Lion King reflect about West African culture?
The Importance of Family p.151
Kinship
blood, marriage, adoption
Formed governments
Decisions made by council of eldest
Strong/ loyal
Kinship grps w/ ancestors = clans
Followed same rules (not allowed to marriage w/in)

7. Stories and Community
famous griots sang for king, entertained and instructed common villages
acted out stories, audience participated

8. A Griot’s Message

9. Real Griots Telling a Story…

10. Here’s one you may recognize…

11. Examples of stories you may tell…

12. Work=Labor specialization
Women=
Men=
Children =

13. Cities and States Develop

14. Muslim Influence in Africa:
How did Islam Impact Africa?
7. Read and CN p.159, Religious and Cultural Changes. Use CN wkst.
8. Read and CN p.160, Influence of Islamic Beliefs.

15. Describe any cultural influences you see in this picture.

16. The Empire of Ghana savannah rain forest deserts
How do each of these geographical features affect the development of civilization?

18. The Growth of Ghana’s Empire
Btwn Sahara and forests = king Ghana
Role in trade salt / gold

19. Salt Mining

20. Trade Across the Sahara
Sahara =Salt,
Savannah = millet, cattle, some gold
Forest= gold
Trans-Sahara “across the Sahara”
Camels introduced around 300= easier
Traveled in caravans= increase trade

21. Islam and Ghana Rulers and upper class converted
Most kept traditional beliefs
How did the conversion to Islam of upper class affect the empire?

22. Ghana Under Attack Almoravids (camel herders)
Muslim group-war on Ghana
weakened trade network = crumble
11th century

23. The Empire of Mali
EQ: Determine the reasons for the growth of the Arabic Language and Islamic beliefs in West Africa.

24. Mali Builds on Ghana’s Foundation
1240= empire Mali in S. part of Ghana
Malinke people= Sundiata (sun jah tah)chief
Sundiata

27. Mansa Musa After Sundiata’s death 1312 Mansa Musa took control
Devoted Muslim
Allowed all rel. practices
“mansa” = king in Malinke “musa = Moses in Arabic
1324= Pilgrimage to Mecca
brought 12,000 slaves, 80 camels, 300 lbs of gold, rode horseback
– 500 slaves/ dressed in silk & gold
Architect designed Sankore mosque in Timbuktu
Scholars taught history, theology law in Timbuktu
Attracted poets and artists
Ruled til death 1332

28. Decline of Mali After Mansa Musa’s death = argue who should rule
Internal fighting
Timbuktu raided and burned