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Important People of Africa

Explore the significant figures like Mansa Musa, Kwame Nkrumah, and Nelson Mandela, along with cultural aspects, music influences, and historical events in Africa, such as the Lost Boys of Sudan. Discover the impact of these individuals and the rich heritage of the continent.

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Important People of Africa

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  1. Important People of Africa History, Culture, and Important Events

  2. Mansa Musa Mansa Musa was an emperorof Malifor 25 years. He brought orderand peaceto the kingdom of Mali. Mansa Musa based his laws on the Quran. *The Quran- the holy book of Islam. Religion spread through tradein Africa. In 1324 Mansa Musa took a pilgrimage to the city of Mecca. Mali – color in Mali on the map in your book.

  3. Mansa Musa Mecca- holy city place to Islamreligion. Muhammedwas born in Meccaand first preached Islam there.

  4. Mansa Musa Advantages and the impact of Mansa Musa’s Pilgrimage • Brought new tradingties with other Muslimstates • Showed how wealthyhe was • Interested Europe’srulers in African Gold

  5. Mansa Musa

  6. Kwame Nkrumah Kwame Nkrumahat the age of 26sailed to the UnitedStates to study. In 1947Kwame returned to the Gold CoastHe was determined to bring freedomto his country, Gold Coast National Geographic Textbook pages 376 - 377

  7. Video Segment

  8. Kwame Nkrumah Kwame traveled the country trying to convince people to demand independence. Great Britaincolonized the Gold Coast and tried to control the economy. Ghanabecame independent in 1957.

  9. Ghana – color in Ghana on your map in your book

  10. Video Segment

  11. Kwame Nkrumah • Pan - Africanism - a movement in the early 1900sto unifyAfrican people. Why did European countries colonize Africa?

  12. African Music

  13. African Music & Instrument In Africa, music serves manypurposes beyond that of entertainment. It conveys customsand traditions, history, and moralscode. Nearly all African music has religious roots. Rhythmic complexity is a characteristic feature of AfricanMusic.

  14. African Drums African drumsare made out of tree trunks, carved by hand, and then shaved and polished before having skins attached. Linda explains that traditionalmusic makes people feel betterabout their culture and country.

  15. African Music Influence Jazz developed from many kinds of music. African American music played an important role in society with songs of harvesting, plating, funerals, and weddings. Their music had a complex rhythym. As the African people were sold into slavery, their rich culture was not allowed to be expressed except for oral stories and songssuch as the work-song and the spiritual. Jazz had begun from the ballads and hymns that they created.

  16. Textbook Time… Read page 386 then answer the following questions: The job of a Griot is – One example of a blend between griot music and Afro-Cuban influences is -

  17. Nelson Mandela Who was Nelson Mandela? Click on the picture for a short informational clip.

  18. Nelson Mandela

  19. Nelson Mandela: Apartheid Apartheid – the legal separation of races; a system that denied black South Africans their freedom. South African Groups • Whites • Asians • Blacks • Coloreds

  20. South Africa – color in the country

  21. Nelson Mandela: Facts • Read the article provided – click on the book for article • Answer the following questions using the article for reference.

  22. Share what you found interesting about today’s lesson.Make sure to record 2 interesting and/or important facts in your table of contents.

  23. Lost Boys of Sudan

  24. Lost Boys of Sudan The Lost Boys of Sudanis a name given to a group of over 20,000 boys of the Nuerand Dinka ethnic group. They were displaced and orphaned. This was caused by Civil Warin Africa. Refugee - a person who flees for refugee or safety, especially to a foreign country, as in time of political upheaval, war, etc.

  25. Lost Boys of Sudan Watch the video then write down your thoughts and reflections in your books!

  26. Swahili Swahili is spoken across more of Africa than any other language. It is the language of 405 million people.

  27. Swahili Basic Words Baba = father Heshima = respect Mama = mother Jambo = Hello Watoto = children Karibu = welcome Rafiki = friend Shule = school Chakula = food

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