UN1: West African Empires

Review last week's lesson!

Challenge your mind. You are smarter than Google!

Match

Match the following

• Navajo, Hopi, Apache, Ancestral Pueblo

• Inca, Aztec, Maya

• Paleo-Indians, Haida, Kwakiutl, Tlingit

• Comanche, the Cheyenne, the Lakota, and the Pawnee

Southwest

Latin American Empires

Northwestern & Eastern Forest Peoples

Great Plains

• Southwest

• Latin American Empires

• Northwestern & Eastern Forest Peoples

• Great Plains

Multiple Choice

What is something in common that each of the First Nation established?

• Organized societies and cultural practices

• Irrigation systems for agriculture

• Large scale cities

• Roads, tunnels, and bridges

Open Ended

What is and was the purpose / tradition of Wampum Belts.

Multiple Choice

_________________ is the term for the amount of "Indian blood" a Native American possesses, and is what the U.S. government uses to measure whether or not to issue a "Certified Degree of Indian Blood" ID card to Native people.

• Blood Quantum

• DNA

Poll

Which part of last week's lesson stood out to you the most?

• the videos of Native people today sharing their traditions, lives, and thoughts.

• The music played before each lesson

• Details from the readings about the different Nations

• Using your notes to write an answer to the TWQ.

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1. Which ​city would you most like to visit, and why?

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2. What did the cities have in common? Give an example.

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3. ​What stood out to you about the video and why?

​West African Empires - c.1400-1600​

Tuesday

​TWQ: This Week's Question

Who were the empires of West Africa, how did they live, and what did they establish?​

1. How many parts does this question have?

2. What is it asking you to research? What text type is it asking you to write with?

3. What text structure will help you organize your thinking and writing?

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Exit-Ticket CHALLENGE​​

1. Get your notes stamped​

2. Clean & organize your area

3. Computer open and screen locked​

​TWQ: Who were the empires of West Africa, how did they live, and what did they establish?

​West African Empires - c.1400-1600​

1. What stood out to you and why?

2. What are some culture practices of the Fon people?

3. Where around the world have the Fon people lived and why?

​Wednesday

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Exit-Ticket CHALLENGE​​

1. Use your notes to begin writing your answer to the TWQ.​

​TWQ: Who were the empires of West Africa, how did they live, and what did they establish?

​West African Empires - c.1400-1600​

1. What stood out to you and why?

2. What are some culture practices of the Asante people?

3. What resource is a main source of wealth for the Asante?

​Thursday

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Exit-Ticket CHALLENGE​​

1. Use your notes to finish writing your answer to the TWQ.​

​TWQ: Who were the empires of West Africa, how did they live, and what did they establish?

​West African Empires - c.1400-1600​

1. What stood out to you and why?

2. How do the young African-Americans describe their experiences?

3. What are some of their reasons for visiting West Africa?

Friday

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Exit-Ticket CHALLENGE​​

1. Continue working on your TWQ

2. Add to your map.​

​TWQ: Who were the empires of West Africa, how did they live, and what did they establish?