Geography of Ancient Africa
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Objective
I can name at least two early African civilizations and generally describe where they were in Africa.
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Warm-up video
Unknown Channel · 5:00
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Practice
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Name three early African civilizations mentioned in the video.
In what general part of Africa was the Mali Empire located?
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Exit ticket
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“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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