World History
The African salt trade has gone on for centuries and its trade for gold formed the basis of wealth for some of Africa's most famous kingdoms: Mali, Ghana, and Songhai. The Washington Post has an excellent annotated photo collection of Ethiopia's salt trade in the Danakil Depression. There, salt is collected from the surface, shaped into slabs, then loaded onto camels for trade. These photographs might be great to show, or insert into a PowerPoint, when we cover the African kingdoms next year.
- Ghana, Mali, And Songhai
Ghana, Mali, and Songhai Ghana, Mali, and Songhai were three of the greatest western African trading states. Beginning with Ghana as early as 300 c.e. and ending with the conquest of the Songhai by Morocco in the 16th century c.e., they dominated the...
- Sunni Ali - Founder Of West African Songhai Dynasty
Sunni Ali Sunni Ali was an African ruler who founded the Songhai Empire in the 15th century. He was the hereditary ruler of the kingdom of Songhai, which existed from the 11th century and was centered in the city of Gao on the Niger River in the southeastern...
- Become An Ap Grader
When I tell people that I grade exams their first reaction is to say that grading is the worst part of their job, so why would anyone want to go. Well 1) I am a much better teacher because of the work I have done as an AP grader in two different...
- Songhai, Mail And Ghana Information
Here is a nice Powerpoint on the Songhai, Mali and Ghana kingdoms as well as Nubia that comes from JB's Classroom. I really like the comparison to other continents that it begins with (above). Now here is another excellent Powerpoint...
- Ghana, Songhai, Mali
Tomorrow I will be at a chairs' meeting and my students will be doing a fairly traditional e-learning assignment from viewing this PowerPoint on Ghana, Mali and Songhai and then making sure they understand the connections between the three eastern...
World History
Ethiopia's Salt Trade
- Ghana, Mali, And Songhai
Ghana, Mali, and Songhai Ghana, Mali, and Songhai were three of the greatest western African trading states. Beginning with Ghana as early as 300 c.e. and ending with the conquest of the Songhai by Morocco in the 16th century c.e., they dominated the...
- Sunni Ali - Founder Of West African Songhai Dynasty
Sunni Ali Sunni Ali was an African ruler who founded the Songhai Empire in the 15th century. He was the hereditary ruler of the kingdom of Songhai, which existed from the 11th century and was centered in the city of Gao on the Niger River in the southeastern...
- Become An Ap Grader
When I tell people that I grade exams their first reaction is to say that grading is the worst part of their job, so why would anyone want to go. Well 1) I am a much better teacher because of the work I have done as an AP grader in two different...
- Songhai, Mail And Ghana Information
Here is a nice Powerpoint on the Songhai, Mali and Ghana kingdoms as well as Nubia that comes from JB's Classroom. I really like the comparison to other continents that it begins with (above). Now here is another excellent Powerpoint...
- Ghana, Songhai, Mali
Tomorrow I will be at a chairs' meeting and my students will be doing a fairly traditional e-learning assignment from viewing this PowerPoint on Ghana, Mali and Songhai and then making sure they understand the connections between the three eastern...