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Do Now – Wednesday, September 11 th

Do Now – Wednesday, September 11 th. HAIKU HUMP-DAY!! Create a haiku about surviving the Sahara Desert. Inspirational History. September 11, 1985 – Cincinnati Reds player-manager Pete Rose gets his 4,192 nd hit, breaking the major league baseball record for career hits. Remember 9/11.

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Do Now – Wednesday, September 11 th

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  1. Do Now – Wednesday, September 11th HAIKU HUMP-DAY!! Create a haiku about surviving the Sahara Desert

  2. Inspirational History • September 11, 1985 – Cincinnati Reds player-manager Pete Rose gets his 4,192nd hit, breaking the major league baseball record for career hits

  3. Remember 9/11 • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2xxBmoaBDM

  4. Venn Diagram – Egypt & Kush • Students will create a Venn Diagram in their notebooks • Students will work in pairs to read pages 89 to 94 and complete the Venn Diagram – identifying the main characteristics of each as well as those characteristics that are shared by both • An example is on the next slide

  5. Egypt & Nubia (Kush) Egypt Kush (Nubia) Both Use pages 89 to 94 in your textbooks

  6. Mansa Musa • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvnU0v6hcUo

  7. Ancient African Kingdoms

  8. West African Trading Routes

  9. Ancient Africa – African Civilizations • Situated on major trading routes • Long, rich histories before Europeans arrived • These kingdoms developed differently due to the Sahara Desert • West African kingdoms became wealthy off of the trade of salt for….

  10. …Gold!

  11. Ancient Africa – Mansa Musa • Muslim ruler of Mali • Built mosques and supported Muslim holy men • Doubled the size of his empire • Seized control of the gold-salt trade

  12. “I’m Mansa Musa” • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TWOIkEygWM

  13. Ancient Africa – IbnBatuta • Traveler and historian • Traveled most of the Islamic world • Praised Islamic world for its safety • Criticized those lands that were not devout enough

  14. The Travels of IbnBatuta • Take 5 minutes to read the passage on IbnBatuta • Take 10 minutes to answer the questions IN YOUR NOTEBOOKS and be prepared to share out!

  15. HOMEWORK • : Students will use their maps of Africa that display the trade routes of the West African kingdoms of Mali, Ghana and Songhai. Students will prepare a short written report that describes “their” journey along the route of their choosing. Their report must describe the journey, including its place of origin and destination, gods taken to trade and goods received in return, method of travel and what the landscape and climate donditions are like along the way.

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