1. 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?

2. 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)

3. West Africa

4. Geography All types of land The Niger River Floods in Summer
Recedes in Winter
Farming in winter and spring

5. Government Many Kingdoms Villages Rarely met rulers Family (kinship)
Village Councils
Clans

6. Village Work Women Men Children Pottery Tending Fields Carrying Water
Cattle
Building
Children
Firewood

7. Labor Specialization Farming Herding Animals Metalworking
Most villages
Herding Animals
Cattle
Camels
Metalworking
Iron
Tools and weapons

8. Oral Tradition No written language Stories Griots Animals and nature
Explain natural world
Griots
Storytellers
Often used music
Family and clan history