Thursday, February 24, 2011

Africa: A History Denied

You (hopefully) completed the Africa map on Tuesday.  If not, you'll have time on Friday when you should also start and finish the Americas map.  On Wednesday, I shared my notes of African history (Pre-European colonization) focusing on Eastern (Ethiopia) and Western (Ghana, Mali, Songhai) empires.  You did NOT take notes - hopefully learning through the oral tradition of African history and education.

On Thursday, I showed you a video that showed how African history has been skewed by European interpretations.  Through the study of Zimbabwe, "Black Africa" has been proven to be able to succeed without White European assistance.  You took notes on the following topics: Eurocentrism, Trade, Empire-Building, Religion, and History (denied).

Please have chapter 11 read by Monday so you know a little bit about the Americas before I teach about it early next week.  You should also read Chapter 13 so you have a clearer picture of European colonization.  Expect a Unit exam in a week or two.

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