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African Civilizations. Semester 2 – Day 105. Bellwork. How do we adapt to our environment?. Timeline. Map. Questions. How many years did Africans live as hunters-gathers before Pianki established the Kushite empire?
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African Civilizations Semester 2 – Day 105
Bellwork • How do we adapt to our environment?
Questions • How many years did Africans live as hunters-gathers before Pianki established the Kushite empire? • When did the Nok first learn to work iron for tools? What was happening elsewhere in the world at this time? • Djenne-Dajeno was a city of nearly 50,000. How might its location have helped support these people? • Notice that the Bantu migrations are described as “under way” in the AD 100s. What can you conclude about their duration from this term? • What was happening elsewhere in the world during the Bantu migrations?
Video Questions • What economic activity propelled Africa’s “golden age?” • What were some of the goods that Africa offered in trade with India and China? • About the time that Christianity was spreading in Europe, what religion was spreading into Africa? • What evidence exists that African empires underwent urbanization? • Why does Chapurkha Dusimba believe that the study of ancient civilization is beneficial?
Stated and Inferred Problems • What were some environmental problems for early Africans? • Were the problems stated directly in the text, or were they implied by people’s actions?