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Teacher Resources
Mr. Donn's Lesson Plans for Ancient
African Kingdoms
Lesson PlansAfrican Kingdoms for Teachers
Ghana
Anansi the Spider
The Salt Mines of the Sahara
Ghana Corners the Gold Market
Ghana and Mali - Unit (CA)
Adinkra Wall Cloth (Ghana, lessons)
Ancient Ghana - Slave Trade
Ghana (background, customs)
Ghana and Mali (lessons)
Mali
Ancient Kingdom of Mali (several, by grade)
Muslim Merchants Flock to Mali
The Achievements and Challenges of Mali
Road to Timbuktu
Islam
Mali Lesson Plans
Songhay
Growth of Timbuktu in the Ancient Kingdom of Songhai (Songhay)
Trekking to Timbuktu
Kush
The Lion's Whisker
Black Kingdoms of the Nile - Nubia (PBS)
Rediscovery of Nubia
Kush's Neighbor: Ancient Egypt
The Great Zimbabwe
The Achievements and Challenges of Zimbabwe
And More!
Slave Kingdoms
African Slave Trade lesson (early elementary)
Core Knowledge - Africa
Ancient African Kingdoms (lesson, webquest)
Chapter Five: West Africa
Early Africa (Bennet)
Ancient African Kingdoms (lessons and links)
Ancient Africa lesson ideas and review questions
Your World, My World
Free Video Clips
Free Games about Africa
Free Presentations in PowerPoint format
Free Clip Art
* Although I dislike the art, the lesson content is fairly well written, and contains a lot of good extension links.