Using the text to learn about Sub Saharan African society

2. 1. The legendary founder of the kingdom of Mali was
a. Great Zimbabwe.
b. Niani.
c. Sundiata.
d. Mansa Musa.
e. Al-Bakri.
2. The Swahili city-states
a. succeeded in uniting Africa for the first time.
b. strongly maintained their Christian roots.
c. dominated trade along the east African coast.
d. became the dominant political force in west Africa after the collapse of the Mali kingdom.
e. spread Islam throughout Africa.

3. You will work together to analyze the different
aspects of Sub Saharan African culture
You each need your own sheet of paper
Write the question or a complete sentence
Slides will be timed, you have 6 minutes to answer
each different section, except the last.
Title your paper: Ch. 18 Sub-Saharan African
society

4. Using ch 18 (p382-3) find the section on “kinship
groups”
1. Describe the concept of land ownership among the
kinship groups:

5. Using ch 18 (p383) find the section on “sex and
gender relations”
2. Based on gender, men and women had different
work roles:
men both women

6. “women’s roles”
3. What responsibilities/roles were granted to
women?
4. How was this different than most other Islamic
societies? (p.388- if you need help)

7. “age grades”
5. Define “age grades”
6. IS this similar or different than our society today?
Explain.
7. How did age grades help build community in a
kin based society?

8. Slaves (there are 3 sections)
8. How did one become a slave?
9. Why did slave raiding become a common practice?
10. What role did Ali bin Muhammad play in the
African slave trade?

9. African religion
11. compare and contrast Islam to traditional
African practices:
12. What was the main purpose of a diviner?
13. What was believed to be the key to maintain an
orderly world?

10. (p.386-…)Christianity in Africa
14. What are some examples of Christianization in
Axum/Ethiopia?
15. Why did Christianity evolve and slightly differ
from the Christianity found in other parts of the
world?

11. Analyze his findings from one of these trips:
Chapters 1, 4, 12
When and where he traveled
A description he gives of the location
A description of an interaction he had with a
specific person

12. Add two more rows to your chart. Pick any two
adventures/ chapters to add to your understanding
of his travels