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Brandon Mendonsa Facilitator Armin Saber – Artist Director Shane Taleisnik Liaison

CA HSS 7.4.1 Study the Niger River and the relationship of vegetation zones of forest, savannah, and desert to trade in gold, salt, food, and slaves; and the growth of the Ghana and Mali empires. Brandon Mendonsa Facilitator Armin Saber – Artist Director Shane Taleisnik Liaison

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Brandon Mendonsa Facilitator Armin Saber – Artist Director Shane Taleisnik Liaison

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  1. CA HSS 7.4.1Study the Niger River and the relationship of vegetation zones of forest, savannah, and desert to trade in gold, salt, food, and slaves; and the growth of the Ghana and Mali empires. Brandon Mendonsa Facilitator Armin Saber – Artist Director Shane Taleisnik Liaison Connor FidoneTime Keeper

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  3. 1. Desribe the characteristics of the Niger River (Mendonsa). • Along Niger's middle are lowlyingareas of lakes and marshes; this region called inland delta. • Inland delta is hundreds of miles from coast. • Fish are plentiful along the Niger. • Crocodiles, geese, and hippos inhabit the area. (Burstein 114)

  4. 2. Compare and contrast forests, savannahs, sahels, and deserts (Mendonsa). • Forests = moist, densely wooded areas containing many different plants and animals. • Savannahs = open grassland with scattered trees, tall grasses, and shrubs. • Sahels = strips of land that divide desert from wetter areas. • Deserts = hot, dry areas containing sand dunes that get little rain fall. (Burstein 114)

  5. 3. Compare and contrast the growth of the Ghana and Mali empires during the Middle Ages (Fidone). • Ghana: Became powerful because controlled valuable trade routes. • Ghana: Families band together = beginning of Ghana. (Burnstein 130) • Ghana: Taxes funded Ghana's army. • Ghana: Good army and weapons, Ghana = large & successful. (Burstein 13334) • Mali: Sundiata, 1st emperor, made Mali an empire. • Mali: Mali's location = control river trade along Niger. • Mali: Smart & resourceful emperors = Mali prosperous kingdom. • Mali: Under Mansa Musa, Muslim king and emporer = Mali reach it height (Burstein 13638)

  6. 4. Identify the climate of West Africa, and how it made an impact on Africans during the Middle Ages (Fidone). • Warm everywhere, but rainfall varies from north to south. • The different regions were forests, savannahs, sahels, and deserts. • The land could produce many different crops due to its many climates. • The heat dried up lakes and left behind valuable salt. (Burstein 11415)

  7. 5. Name some of West Africa's important resources, and describe why they were important (Saber). • Gold: liked for its beauty and was used in jewelry. • Salt: preserved food, made bland food tasty, and sometimes used as money. • Food: so the West Africans could trade varieties of food with other cultures for valuables. • Slaves: they did farming, cleaning, and other duties for the owner. (Burstein 131)

  8. 6. Explain the cause and effects of the Niger River (Taleisnik). • CAUSE: Provided water, food, and transportation. • EFFECT: Made it highly populated. (Burstein 112) • CAUSE: People sailed the Niger and brought gold. • EFFECT: It made the Ghana Empire wealthy. (Burstein 132)

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