1. Songhai Empire Map Resources World History: Unit 2, Module 1, Lesson 3

2. Warm Up: Get out your binders and open to page 11 of Unit 2. Get out your binders and open to page 11 of Unit 2.

3. Songhai Empire http://www.metmus eum.org/toah/hd/s ghi/hd_sghi.htm

4. Africa: Vegetation and Climate Zones Brown = desert Yellow = grass and brush Light green = grasslands Darker green = forests Pink= semi-desert (http://www.mapcruzin.co m/free-maps- africa/africa_veg_86.jpg)

5. Trade Routes and Gold/Salt Mines Gold Mines Salt Mines http://www.fcps.edu/KingsParkES/technology/mali/malimap.htm Timbuktu

6. Combined Vegetation and Trade Route Map http://www.fcps.edu/Ki ngsParkES/technology/ mali/malimap.htm

7. Religions of Africa (750- 1500 CE) Green = Islam Yellow = Traditional/Indigenous Religions Pink = Christianity 750 CE 1500 CE http://www.worldhistoryatlas.com/U05/AWHcom12_Q_U05_ReligionsAfrica.html

8. Questions: 1.From these maps, which natural resources were located in West Africa? 2.How might the Sahara Desert create both a challenge and an opportunity for the Songhai Empire? 3.Based on these maps, to what extent was the location of the Songhai Empire important for their success? 4.Using the map about the religions of Africa and information you learned about Islam in lesson 1, explain how the spread of Islam may have helped or hindered the Songhai Empire?