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Grade 8, Social Studies Std 13: Compare the African civilizations of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai to include their geography, religion, slave trade, economic systems, empire, and cultures.

Lesson Plans: Trekking to Timbuktu: Mansa Musa Takes a Trip After completing this lesson, students will be able to: identify Mansa Musa and discuss his pilgrimage; and, discuss changes brought about in Mali as a result of his pilgrimage. Road to Timbuktu In this lesson students will examine the mysteries of the city of Timbuktu, and its surrounding geographic regions. Through mapping activities, time lining, vocabulary development, and hands on projects, students will gain an understanding of the culture and geography of Timbuktu, past and present. The Achievements and Challenges of Mali This unit is intended to focus on some of those aspects of Malian life and history that are of great significance to understanding the people of Mali today and their situation.

Resources: The links below are from the first link in this standard's "Additional Resources (above)," entitled "Medieval Africa Kingdoms and Web Resources." African Voices Multi-media Africa Archives Timeline of African History to 1500 Ghana: Civilizations in Africa: Ghana Mali: Dogon People Mansa Musa Sundiata Annenburg/CPB Projects Exhibits Collection: Collapse of Empires Mali Mali and Songhai Songhai: Annenburg/CPB Projects Exhibits Collection: Collapse of Empires Mali and Songhai Saharan Trade: A Link Between Europe and Africa
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