Day 4 of lesson

1. AFRICA:
Day 4

2. Bellringer
• Today on CNN student news they talk about
how terrorists communicate. In the United
States we have a right to privacy. That means
the government must get a search warrant if
they want to read your emails or listen to your
calls, etc.
• With that in mind, would you be willing to
trade our “right to privacy” to be safer?

3. Africa’s Government and Religions Pgs
134-139 (pg 4 in your IN)
1. What was a difference between African kings and most
ancient societies?
2. What sort of government did Ghana and Mali have?
3. What is a clan?
4. Who became king in Ghana when the King died?
5. What was the deal with trousers in Mali?
6. What was a common belief in most African religions?
7. How did traditional religions differ from the Abrahamic
religions? (give an example)
8. What was a “diviner”?
9. When did Islam enter Africa? How much of Africa did Islam
control in the 1400’s? How much today?
10. Who were Ibn Battuta and Mansa Musa?
11. What is Swahili? (what does it mean, and what is it?)
12. How did Islam affect Africa?

4. And now for a short video
• Please pay close attention to the differences
between Western and Eastern Africa in this
film.

5. African Society and Culture
• Complete the Cornell Notes on African Society
and Culture.
• This will be page 4 in your Interactive
Notebook