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Grade 8, Social Studies Std 13.2: Illustrating the impact of trade among Ghana, Mali, and Songhai

Lesson Plans: Trekking to Timbuktu: Trade in Ancient West Africa After completing this lesson, students will be able to: list the major products and trade routes of ancient West Africa; and explain how the kingdom of Ghana became wealthy. Trekking to Timbuktu: Timbuktu: A Center of Trade After completing this lesson, students will be able to: describe the kingdom of Mali; and, understand how and why Timbuktu became a part of Mali.

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 Islam and Indigenous African Culture 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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