1. Today 9/29/14 You Need Interactive Notebook
I am collecting period 2, 3, 6 notebooks today
Agenda
Set up Africa Notebook
Vocabulary
Interactions

2. Africa Vocabulary

3. 1. Niger River
Heart of the empires of Ghana and Mali. Allowed the population of Ghana and Mali to thrive by providing food. It was a great place to trade (gold and salt) because it was located near the Sahara desert. (Closest river to the Sahara)

4. 2. Gold and Salt
The rulers of Ghana and Mali gained wealth and power by controlling the gold and salt trade. Salt came from the Sahara Desert north of the empires. Gold came from mines in the south.
Ghana and Mali

5. 3. Silent Barter
A process in which people exchange (trade) goods without contacting each other directly.

6. 4. Ghana
Empire along the Niger River. Controlled the gold and salt trade. Polytheistic.

7. 5. Mali
Great leader was Mansa Musa. Controlled the gold and salt trade. Muslim.

8. 6. Mansa Musa
Mali’s greatest and most famous ruler, he was a devout Muslim. He made a famous pilgrimage (Hajj) to Mecca that helped spread Mali’s fame.

9. 7. Timbuktu
A major trade city in Mali. Center of the gold and salt trade.
There were libraries and schools that taught Arabic, which became the main language for learning and trade.

10. 8. Griots
A west African storyteller. Helped pass the history of their people down through the generations. Griots told stories and proverbs: a proverb is a short saying of wisdom or truth.
No one tests the depth of a river with both feet.

11. Interactions (1,2,4) – Choose 4
Niger River- Draw a river with people trading and getting food
Gold and Salt – Draw a map of Africa with Gold and Salt in relation to the empires
Silent Barter – Draw a comic strip ( 3 boxes)
Ghana – Write a Haiku or Cinquain poem
Mali – Draw map showing Mali near Niger R. P.137
Mansa Musa – 5 W Poem (use page R52, 138, 141)
Timbuktu – Draw a library
Griot – Analogy

12. Interaction CP – Separate paper to turn in
Interaction CP – Separate paper to turn in. Decorate and color for extra credit. Write the original and your version.
Change a children’s nursery rhyme or song into a song or story about West Africa.
“The itsy bitsy spider crawled up the water spout.”
“The gold and salt was traded near the river.”