UNIT 3: West African Civilizations (Ch. 5)

This is a SPLIT week where we will complete chapter 4 on Monday and TEST on Tuesday!  Then, begin Chapter 5 (West African Civilizations) on Wednesday.

Here's what the week looks like:

MONDAY: Review for the Ch 4 TEST

TUESDAY: Ch 4 TEST

WEDNESDAY: Begin Ch. 5 Section 1

THURSDAY: Review Ch. 5 Section 1

FRIDAY: Begin Ch. 5 Section 2

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The H/W for this week is:

1. Read Ch. 5 Section 1 (pages 112-115)
2. Answer Assessment 5.1 (page 115 #'s 1-3)

The Student Learning Objectives for Ch. 5, Section 1 are that:

Students will learn that …

  1.  The landforms, water, and plant life affected history in West Africa.

  2.  West Africa’s resources included farmland, gold, and salt.

The Student VOCABULARY for Ch. 5, Section 1 are:

1.  rifts
2. sub-Saharan Africa
3. Sahel
4. savannah
5. rain forests

EXTRA CREDIT: Watch this video and write down 5-10 facts on a piece of paper with your name on it...hand it to Dr. Simnjanovski secretly!