1. Warm-up Questions What does sub-Saharan Africa mean?
What was the typical structure of the family unit in West African villages?
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2. Chromebooks Chapter 13 World History
West Africa
Chromebooks
Chapter 13
World History

3. Today’s Learning Targets
I can use academic vocabulary of this region and time appropriately.
I can describe the impact of significant leaders of West African societies.

4. Warm-up Questions What does sub-Saharan Africa mean?
The land below the Sahara
What was the typical structure of the family unit in West African villages?
Extended family

5. Key Terms Covered A hand-woven, brightly colored West African fabric
kente
The belief that bodies of water, animals, trees, and other natural objects have spirits
animism

6. Key Terms Covered
A long, deep valley formed by the movement of the earth’s crust
rifts
A family group that includes the father, mother, children, and close relatives
extended family

7. Key Terms Covered Africa south of the Sahara Sub-Saharan Africa
A semiarid region in Africa just south of the Sahara that separates the desert from wetter areas
Sahel

8. Key Terms Covered An open grassland with scattered trees savannah
A moist, densely wooded area that contains many different plants and animals
Rain forests

9. Today’s Learning Targets
I can use academic vocabulary of this region and time appropriately.
I can describe the impact of significant leaders of West African societies.