Ghana
Mali
Songhai
Mr. Holladay
Misc.
100

New vocab term: What is the name for "The study of the planets and the physical Universe"?

Astronomy

100

New Vocab Term: The art or practice of designing and constructing buildings.

Architecture

100

What two resources are important for the kingdoms of Western Africa? (2 answers)

What did they trade most often?

Gold and Salt

100

What sport did I do in High School and College?

Swimming

100

What do you think is the most important invention we talked about?

Answers may vary

200

Why is turning Gold into coins good for people?

You can trade more easily.

200

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.

200

How would a letter get across the desert to its destination?

Think of Vocab terms

Caravans

200

How many sports teams do I coach?

a. 1

b. 2

c. 3

d. 4

c. 3


Keene Trace, High Bridge Aquatics, Lexington Catholic

200

Why would you want to send a letter across the desert?

For better communication

300

If you look up into the sky at night, what do you see?

Name 3 things

1.) The Stars

2.) The Moon

3.) Planets

300

What medicine might you take if you are sick?

Name 3 things

Aspirin, Cold medicine, Allergy, etc.

300
What might you use tools for?

Name 3 Things

Farming, Building, Hunting, Etc.

300

Name 3 places outside the US that I have visited.

(It can be countries, cities, monuments, etc.)

Answers may vary

300

What is a Takshif

Someone who guided people across the Sahara Desert

400

Why do we use coins?

To buy things and to trade with other people

400

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.

400

What resource might you use to make a tool?

Hint: Magnets or Minecraft

Iron

400

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

400

How might the inventions we talked about help them adapt to their environment?

Making it easier to tell time, trade money, share information, etc.

500

We use these today. They are little circles used to represent money. What are they?

Coins

500

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 

500

Where do you go if you want to send a letter or package?

Post office

500

What college/university did I go to?

Asbury University

500

The Western African kingdoms took ideas for their inventions from these people.

Egyptians, Europeans, Middle Eastern People