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Warm Up. How were children taken care of in ancient Africa? How were villages ruled? Who made the final decisions in the villages? How many homes were in a village? What is fu-fu? Why is meat rare in villages? BONUS: What did the homes look like in villages?. Warm Up.
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Warm Up • How were children taken care of in ancient Africa? • How were villages ruled? • Who made the final decisions in the villages? • How many homes were in a village? • What is fu-fu? • Why is meat rare in villages? • BONUS: What did the homes look like in villages?
Warm Up • How were children taken care of in ancient Africa? (p. 1) • How were villages ruled? (p. 2) • Who made the final decisions in the villages? (p. 2) • How many homes were in a village? (p. 3) • What is fu-fu? (p. 4) • Why is meat rare in villages? (p. 4) • BONUS: What did the homes look like in villages? (p. 3)
Geography • All types of land • The Niger River • Floods in Summer • Recedes in Winter • Farming in winter and spring
Government • Many Kingdoms • Rarely met rulers • Villages • Family (kinship) • Village Councils • Clans
Village Work • Women • Pottery • Tending Fields • Carrying Water • Men • Cattle • Building • Children • Firewood
Labor Specialization • Farming • Most villages • Herding Animals • Cattle • Camels • Metalworking • Iron • Tools and weapons
Oral Tradition • No written language • Stories • Animals and nature • Explain natural world • Griots • Storytellers • Often used music • Family and clan history