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Middle school african history resources for Microsoft Word
Triangular Trade Routes: Map Reading Activity
This product helps students understand the basics of the Triangular Trade during the 17th and 19th centuries. The product comes with a complete teacher key. Ready to use - no prep! You might also be interested in this product:Map Activity: Aztecs, Mayan, and IncasMap Activity: Columbus's First Voyage
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4th - 7th
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Also included in: The Atlantic Slave Trade: Crash Course #24 & Mapping Activity
Kingdoms of West Africa Webquest (Ghana, Mali, and Songhai)
The assignment contains 38 questions about the kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai. Students will use kid-friendly websites to answer the questions. I have included an answer key. Please message me if you have any questions. *The document can be uploaded to your website or Google Drive; however, please make sure it is password protected. Standards addressed:Students will analyze the growth of the kingdoms of Ghana, Mali, and Songhai, including cities such as Djenne and Timbuktu as centers of tr
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4th - 10th
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Also included in: World History Curriculum Bundle
Africa's Great Civilizations Movie Guide Bundle Episodes 1 - 6
This film guide, will move students through episodes 1 - 6, of the PBS series Africa's Great Civilizations. In episodes one and two, students will learn about the African continent's history and impact on civilizations globally starting with Human existence and leading through the exploration of religions in Africa. In episodes three and four, students will learn about the African continent's history and impact on civilizations globally starting with the revolutionary transformation of North a
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7th - 12th, Higher Education
African History to 1700 Unit: PPT, Activities, Readings & More: Print & Digital
This is all of the materials I use to teach the history of Africa up to around 1700. It contains all you need including a PowerPoint with note sheets for students, readings, activities, a map assignment, projects to pick from, exit slips, and more!Topics: Bantu Migration, Nubia, Axum, Ghana, Mali, Mansa Musa, Songhai, Swahili Coast, Great Zimbabwe, King Lalibela, and more!Multiple Formats: The reading comes as a PDF, Microsoft Document, and Google Document. The reading is editable! The link to
Grades:
7th - 12th
Haitian Revolution
The assignment contains 25 questions about the causes and effects of the Haitian Revolution. Students will use an internet article to answer the question. I have included an answer key. Please message me if you have any questions. ⭐ Engaging!⭐ No textbook required⭐ Editable Word Document⭐ The document can be uploaded to your website or Google Drive; please make sure, however, that it is password protected.Topics/Key Vocabulary: Saint Domingue French Revolution Social classes & ethnicities i
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6th - 11th
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Informational Reading Text - Ancient Africa Bundle (No Prep Sub Plans)
A bundle of 8 assignments about the ancient civilizations of Africa, the culture, the leaders, and the rise and fall of these kingdoms. See the preview slide for a complete listing.Supplemental Assignments:"10 Key Historical Topics" assignment that can be used as an end of the unit project, assessment, or as a research project to introduce your unitA crossword puzzle based on terms from the readings.A venn diagram/comparison chart to compare empiresA great way to introduce the subject. The readi
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7th - 12th
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Virtual Field Trip to Southwest Asia and North Africa
Send your students on a virtual field trip to some of the most interesting places in SW Asia and N. Africa using Google Earth! I use these at the beginning of my social studies units to help generate interest in the area we will be studying. I usually upload the assignment into Google Classroom, then let them start exploring. Most of the info is right there in Google Earth, but occasionally, they may need to use additional internet resources to learn more. Happy exploring!
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5th - 6th
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Africa Country Research Project
I LOVE teaching this project, and came up with it after living in Ghana and realizing, upon returning to the U.S., that Americans don't know much about Africa!
In this 2-week project, each student picks a country in Africa after we do background lessons about the continent. (See my store for background lessons.) To assign countries, have students rank their top 15 choices for homework, then go around the room assigning them, entering them in a Google spreadsheet to ensure no two students in a c
Grades:
7th - 9th
Differentiated! PBS Reconstruction America After the Civil War: Hour 1 Guide
*Help students understand the foundation of the Black Lives Matter Movement!*TWO VIDEO GUIDES! Can also be used as homework sheets. +Simplified for struggling students video guide: Fill-in-the-blank 15 questions with answers. +Higher level for advanced students video guide: 25 questions with the answers. It is an incredibly detailed video guide. This first documentary episode is AMAZING. It intersects interviews of historians with images and captivating stories. Topics include:SlaveryUnion Army;
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6th - 12th
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Also included in: Top 10 Essential Video Guides for US History ENTIRE YEAR! 1 per unit!
Imperialism Unit Bundle: PPT, Activities, Test with Study Guide, Projects & More
This unit contains 4 different PowerPoint presentations covering the Age of Imperialism for a World History, AP European History, or AP World History course. It covers all the necessary definitions and covers Africa, India, China, and Japan in-depth. Each comes with a note sheet to help the students follow along. There are two types of note sheets, one is completely filled in (great for students on an IEP) and the other has fill-in-the-blanks if you would like to see if the students are follo
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8th - 12th
Africa's Great Civilizations Episodes 1 and 2 (with answer key)
This film guide, will guide students through the first two episodes of the PBS series Africa's Great Civilizations. In this series students will learn about the African continent's history and impact on civilizations globally starting with Human existence and leading through the exploration of religions in Africa. Each episode is just over 50 minutes making this activity perfect for two standard class periods. There are 38 questions total ranging in style from fill in the blank to true/false
Grades:
8th - 12th
Hotel Rwanda Movie Questions and Key
Students will watch the film Hotel Rwanda and answer questions that are listed in the order that they occur in the film. The teacher will be required to buy or rent the movie.
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8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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The Scramble for Africa
The assignment contains 29 questions about European imperialism in Africa. Students will watch a 10-minute video clip and use an internet article to answer the questions. I have included an answer key. Please message me if you have any questions. *Engaging!*No textbook required*Editable Word Document*The document can be uploaded to your website or Google Drive; please make sure, however, that it is password protected.Topics/Key Vocabulary: Africa before European domination Imperialism Motivation
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7th - 11th
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Nelson Mandela and Apartheid in South Africa
The assignment contains 27 questions about the life of Nelson Mandela and the apartheid in South Africa. Students will use kid-friendly websites to answer the questions. I have included an answer key. Please message me if you have any questions. *No prep lesson!*Engaging!*Editable Word Document*The document can be uploaded to your website or Google Drive; however, please make sure it is password protected. Topics/Key Vocabulary: The Early Life of Nelson Mandela Apartheid Segregation Civil Righ
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5th - 8th
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African Proverbs: Culture of Africa
African tribes developed an extensive collection of oral literature long before Muslim traders brought an emphasis on written records to the region. Even after that point, oral traditions were viewed as the more authentic “African” way and they persisted as the primary method of teaching morality, reasoning, debating skills, community values and African religious values to the young. Proverbs are short sayings designed to impart wisdom. In African culture, knowledge and mastery of proverbs ea
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8th - 12th
Informational Text - Ancient Egypt: Social Structure (No Prep)
A reading assignment about Ancient Egyptian social structures. A great way to introduce the subject. The reading comes from a really great website, ushistory.org, under their free textbook tab. The information presented is theirs, I made up the questions. This can be done as a web quest assignment using the site. Perfect as a supplement, or if you don't have a textbook! Also great as a Sub Assignment. MS Word for easy editing.
Grades:
5th - 12th
Also included in: Informational Text - Ancient Egypt Bundle (No Prep Sub Plans)
Triangular Trade Map African Slavery Activity
Students need to draw and label what products where exchanged between Europe, Africa, the Americans.
Students need to draw arrows of the pathway, label continents, identify what was being exchanged, and place "Middle Passage" in the triangle that will be drawn.
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6th - 8th
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Great African Civilizations - Episode 5 - The Atlantic Age Video Questions
AFRICAS GREAT CIVILIZATIONS (PBS), Henry Louis Gates, Jr. takes a look at the history of Africa, from the birth of humankind to the dawn of the 20th century. This is a breathtaking and personal journey through two hundred thousand years of history - Episode 5 deals with the 15th & 16th centuries with the arrival of European powers and the beginning of the Transatlantic Slave Trade - https://www.pbs.org/show/africas-great-civilizations/. Full versions of the episodes are available on Amazon P
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6th - 12th
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Geography of Africa Crash Course Unit Bundle
My fellow educators of the world, With over 20 years of experience in education, I've honed the art of crafting my classroom notes for both junior high and high school students. I understand the hours of dedication it takes to create engaging and informative notes—time often spent outside the classroom. My goal has been to alleviate this pressure for teachers who are either starting their journey or simply swamped with responsibilities. Let's remove the stress of note creation, giving you back p
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5th - 10th
Informational Text - Ancient Africa: Zimbabwe (No Prep)
A reading assignment about the ancient African kingdom of Zimbabwe. A great way to introduce the subject. The reading comes from a really great website, ushistory.org, under their free textbook tab. The information presented is theirs, I made up the questions. This can be done as a web quest assignment using the site. Perfect as a supplement, or if you don't have a textbook! Also great as a Sub Assignment. MS Word for easy editing.
Grades:
6th - 12th
Also included in: Informational Reading Text - Ancient Africa Bundle (No Prep Sub Plans)
Ancient Egypt Webquest-The Curse of King Tut's Tomb
Is it right for archaeologists and historians to disturb the dead? What if they gain new knowledge about an ancient culture in the process?In this webquest your students will be answering questions to multiple tasks that will guide them through primary source photographs and secondary source readings in order for them to form an opinion on whether King Tutankhamen's tomb should have been opened. Students do not have to address the supposed curse in the final essay, but it is in there as a resou
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4th - 8th
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Also included in: Ancient Egypt bundle
Haitian Revolution DBQ
SWBAT answer the essential question: How did the conditions of Haitian slavery impact the revolution?
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6th - 12th
Medieval Africa Culture
The assignment contains 36 questions about the culture of medieval Africa. Students will use kid-friendly websites to answer the questions. I have included an answer key. Please message me if you have any questions. ⭐ Engaging!⭐ No textbook required⭐ Editable Word Document⭐ The document can be uploaded to your website or Google Drive; please make sure, however, that it is password protected. Topics/Key Vocabulary: Daily Life Occupation Professional Warriors HomesVillage Life Commerce Food Clothi
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5th - 9th
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Africa's Great Civilizations Episodes 3 and 4 (with answer key)
This film guide, will guide students through the third and fourth episodes of the PBS series Africa's Great Civilizations. In this series students will learn about the African continent's history and impact on civilizations globally starting with the revolutionary transformation of North and West Africa through commercial and manufacturing growth and end with a journey through the golden age of Africa and the expansion of wealth and prosperity among Africa's cosmopolitan cities and nations. Ea
Grades:
8th - 12th
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