What you must do in this unit
- Read chapter 14 and the section on Africa in chapter 6 in the textbook.
- Read the Ibn Battuta excerpt on the African kingdom of Mali.
- Read the notes on early African Society.
- Watch my short video.
- Study the Questions to Consider and the Key Terms for the unit.
- Submit the required Ibn Battuta group project and peer evaluations (100 points).
What you can do in this unit
- Check out the nice student project, created by Sara Anniki, on Sunjiata.
Some videos that you can watch for this unit
- Mansa Musa and Islam in Africa: Crash Course World History #16
- 8 The Golden Age of Ghana & Mali
- 13 Great Zimbabwe
- 7 The Kingdom of Mali: Built on Gold
- Highly recommended -- the PBS series Wonders of the Ancient World narrated by Henry Louis Gates Jr. These programs are all great, but the ones on Nubia and Kush were fantastic.
- For extra credit please suggest to your instructor a relevant video for this unit of the course. Send the title of the video, the URL and a brief explanation of why you find the video interesting and applicable to the material that is being studied in this unit.
Extra Credit Options
- For up to 10 points of extra credit, read the selected Accounts of Meröe, Kush, and Axum and write a long paragraph in which you comment on aspects of ancient society in northeastern Africa.
- For up to 5 points of extra credit, you can submit the answers to the Ibn Battuta study questions. Please write in formal, complete sentences.
- For extra credit find a complete (and legal) version of the epic of Sundiata Keita (sometimes spelled Sunjiata) online.
- For extra credit, please suggest a relevant website for this unit of the course. Send your instructor the title of the site, the URL and a brief explanation why you find the information interesting and applicable to the material being studied this unit.
Unit Learning Objectives
- Upon successful completion of this unit, you will be able to (1) demonstrate knowledge of African society before 1500 and (2) analyze historical primary sources.