4a  West Africa

See below for West Africa  Study Guide for Chapter 5 & 6 (download and print)  (find them under "Discussion Question")

Books you can read about Medieval West Africa

1.)   Ancient West African Kingdoms (History Opens Windows) by Jane Shuter

2.)   Ancient West African Kingdoms by Mary Quigley

Kid Websites about the Ghana, Mali, and Songhai west African empires 

Ghana:  http://africa.mrdonn.org/ghana.html    and    http://www.kidspast.com/world-history/0099-kingdom-ghana.php

Mali:     http://africa.mrdonn.org/mali.html

Songhai:  http://www.kidspast.com/world-history/0101-kingdom-songhai.php

YouTube links by students, about the Mali Empire and Sundiata   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9I4R-82xDPo

 YouTube links by students, about the Songhai Empire

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11XUwCcC9tw

Teacher-narrated YouTube about the 3 Kingdoms of West Africa: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cg17GyniDgY

Teacher-narrated YouTube about the Kingdom of Ghana:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADOSXAUS8us

Take an online quiz about the countries in west Africa, at

http://online.seterra.net/en/ex/89

  Here's a great online game to play on the 50 countries in the African continent!

http://www.purposegames.com/game/countries-of-africa-quiz

Discussion Question:     What is the city of Timbuktu known for?