Ghana
New vocab term: What is the name for "The study of the planets and the physical Universe"?
Astronomy
New Vocab Term: The art or practice of designing and constructing buildings.
Architecture
What two resources are important for the kingdoms of Western Africa? (2 answers)
What did they trade most often?
Gold and Salt
What sport did I do in High School and College?
Swimming
What do you think is the most important invention we talked about?
Answers may vary
Why is turning Gold into coins good for people?
You can trade more easily.
These civilizations didn't have pills they take if they got sick. What could they do instead of taking a pill?
Think of what resources they had in their time.
Experiment with different plants or perform surgeries to find out what's wrong.
How would a letter get across the desert to its destination?
Think of Vocab terms
Caravans
How many sports teams do I coach?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
Keene Trace, High Bridge Aquatics, Lexington Catholic
Why would you want to send a letter across the desert?
For better communication
If you look up into the sky at night, what do you see?
Name 3 things
1.) The Stars
2.) The Moon
3.) Planets
What medicine might you take if you are sick?
Name 3 things
Aspirin, Cold medicine, Allergy, etc.
Name 3 Things
Farming, Building, Hunting, Etc.
Name 3 places outside the US that I have visited.
(It can be countries, cities, monuments, etc.)
Answers may vary
What is a Takshif
Someone who guided people across the Sahara Desert
Why do we use coins?
To buy things and to trade with other people
What would you use to build houses in a Western African civilization?
Mud or Bricks
They created Sun-Dried Mud Bricks to build their houses.
What resource might you use to make a tool?
Hint: Magnets or Minecraft
Iron
What is my favorite:
1. College team
2. NFL Team
3. AND do I like watching football or basketball more?
1. University of Kentucky
2. Cincinnati Bengals
3. Football
How might the inventions we talked about help them adapt to their environment?
Making it easier to tell time, trade money, share information, etc.
We use these today. They are little circles used to represent money. What are they?
Coins
We use this to know what day it is.
Ex. What is the thing that tells us that today is November 7th, 2024?
A Calendar
Where do you go if you want to send a letter or package?
Post office
What college/university did I go to?
Asbury University
The Western African kingdoms took ideas for their inventions from these people.
Egyptians, Europeans, Middle Eastern People