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Early Societies in West Africa

Early Societies in West Africa

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Social Studies

6th - 8th Grade

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Blake Gaskins

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7 Slides • 8 Questions

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By about ​
B.C.E., some people had settled to ​
south of the Sahara. An extended-family community might have had about 15 to 20 members.

Eventually, family-based communities​
to form ​
. Villages might contain one- to two-hundred people.

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4000
farm
joined together
villages
2023
1500
fought
empires
kingdoms
died

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Draw

Villages worked together to do what? Draw one example

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tools -> more ​


more food -> bigger ​


bigger villages -> ​


new stuff -> more trade

more trade -> more ​




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iron
food
villages
new stuff
money
Mr. Gaskins
wars
horses
games

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Open Ended

West African rulers got rich from trade and were able to pay for what?

WRITE IN A COMPLETE SENTENCE - use RACE if you need to

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Open Ended

What did West African rulers do with their armies?

WRITE IN A COMPLETE SENTENCE - use RACE if you need to

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Multiple Choice

The ___________ trade connected West Africa from other regions, such as the present-day Middle East.

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Trans-Saharan

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Trans-Siberian

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Trans-Atlantic

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Trans-Formers

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Dropdown

, ​
, and ​
were all trading powers that ruled in West Africa.

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Draw

Draw of one of the two important trade goods in the box

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