Why It Matters: Current events in Africa south of the Sahara can best be understand by knowing about the region's diverse peoples, its histories, and its cultures.
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Content Vocabulary/Places to Locate:
Section 1:
indigenous domesticate oral tradition patriarchal clan nuclear family sanitation Chad Senegal Mali Niger Sudan Kush Axum Mali Empire Songhai Timbuktu Darfur. |
Section 2:
lingua franca Uganda Tanzania Rwanda Burundi Kenya Ethiopia Somalia Djibouti Eritrea Dar es Salaam Dodoma |
Section 3:
urbanization service centers Guinea Cote d'Lvoriie Togo Benin Nigeria Niger Gambia Senegal Ghana Mauritania |
Section 4:
pidgin Uganda Democratic Republic of the Congo Cameroon Central African Republic Equatorial Guinea Bioko Sao Tome and Principe Republic of the Congo Kinshasa |
Section 5:
coup d'état universal suffrage apartheid Zambia Zimbabwe Malawi Mozambique Swaziland South Africa Namibia Lesotho Johannesburg Madagascar Angola Comoros Botswana Mauritius |
Section 1: The Sahal
Guide to Reading:
Maps, Charts, and Graphs:
- Section Preview: The Sahel, at the edge of Sahara, influences the ways of life in this subregion.
- Daily Focus Transparency
- Voices Around the World
- Graphic Organizer
- PowerPoint Presentation
Maps, Charts, and Graphs:
- Map Study: African Kingdoms and Empires
- Guided Reading Activity 21.1
- Reading Essential and Note Taking 21.1
- Vocabulary Activity
- Section 1 Review
- The definition of the term genocide is "the deliberate and systematic destruction of a racial, political, or cultural group. Please find the news articles about the conflict in Darbur then write a one-page paper on what you believe is happening in Darfur and whether or not they believe it is genocide.
Section 2: east Africa
Guide to Reading:
Maps, Charts, and Graphs:
Writing:
- Section Preview: East Africa's peoples, history, and cultures have been influenced by its location on the Atlantic coast.
- Daily Focus Transparency
- Voices Around the World
- Graphic Organizer
- PowerPoint Presentation
Maps, Charts, and Graphs:
- Map Study: Africa South of the Sahara: Population Density
- Guided Reading Activity 21.2
- Reading Essential and Note Taking 21.2
- Vocabulary Activity
Writing:
- Please write a paragraph to share your thought of reasons why Ethiopians were hostile toward foreign Christians and Europeans .
Section 3: West africa
Guide to Reading:
Maps, Charts, and Graphs:
- Section Preview: West Africa's religion and social structures play a major role in people's daily lives
- Daily Focus Transparency
- Voices Around the World
- Graphic Organizer
- PowerPoint Presentation
Maps, Charts, and Graphs:
- Graph Study: Urbanization in West Africa
- Guided Reading Activity 21.3
- Reading Essential and Note Taking 21.3
- Vocabulary Activity
- Section 3 Review
- Write
section 4: central africa
Guide to Reading:
Maps, Charts, and Graphs:
- Section Preview: While indigenous peoples built societies in response to the natural environment, European powers exploited the region.
- Daily Focus Transparency
- Voices Around the World
- Graphic Organizer
- PowerPoint Presentation
Maps, Charts, and Graphs:
- Map Study: The Atlantic Slave Trade
- Guided Reading Activity 21.4
- Reading Essential and Note Taking 21.4
- Vocabulary Activity
- Section 4 Review
- Please write a paragraph to share your thought of reasons why Ethiopians were hostile toward foreign Christians and Europeans.
Section 5: southern africa
Guide to Reading:
Maps, Charts, and Graphs:
Videos:
Writing:
- Section Preview: While indigenous peoples built societies in response to the natural environment, European powers exploited the region.
- Daily Focus Transparency
- Voices Around the World
- Graphic Organizer
- PowerPoint Presentation
Maps, Charts, and Graphs:
- Map Study: The Atlantic Slave Trade
- Guided Reading Activity 21.5
- Reading Essential and Note Taking 21.5
- Vocabulary Activity
- Section 5 Review
Videos:
- PBS Frontline: The Long Walk of Nelson Mandela
Writing:
- Please write to list the consequences of the spread of HIV/AIDS from the point of view of an African person appealing for help from the international community