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Geography of Ancient Africa

Grade 545 min

Learning Objective

I can name at least two early African civilizations and generally describe where they were in Africa.

Lesson Flow

Watch Video

5 min

African Kingdoms: 5 Powerful Kingdoms to know | The 5

Unknown Channel

Practice

14 min

7 questions • Short answer

Exit Ticket

5 min

“Compare and contrast the locations of the Kingdom of Kush and the Mali Empire. Explain how the geographical locations of the Kingdom of Aksum and the Songhai Empire helped make them successful. ”

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