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Quaestio : How did the Gold and Salt trade influence the development of West African kingdoms?

Quaestio : How did the Gold and Salt trade influence the development of West African kingdoms?. Nunc Agenda : Turn desks into groups of 4, review the 6 questions from “People on the Move” and discuss the answers you chose and why…. Think • Pair • Share. “Which is more valuable,

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Quaestio : How did the Gold and Salt trade influence the development of West African kingdoms?

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  1. Quaestio: How did the Gold and Salt trade influence the development of West African kingdoms? Nunc Agenda: Turn desks into groups of 4, review the 6 questions from “People on the Move” and discuss the answers you chose and why…

  2. Think • Pair • Share “Which is more valuable, gold or salt?” Think about the question, briefly discuss your thoughts with your partner, and share with the class.

  3. Trade in the Sahara

  4. What is a surplus?

  5. Surplus of Crops!

  6. Surplus of Crops!

  7. TRADE!

  8. As you know it

  9. TRADE! As they knew it

  10. TRADE! As you know it

  11. TRADE! As they knew it

  12. Rivers in the South

  13. Rivers in the South

  14. Desert in the North

  15. Desert in the North

  16. Desert in the North

  17. Salt is important in the human diet

  18. Three West African Gold-Salt Kingdoms Ghana Mali Songhai

  19. TRADE!

  20. Ghana- First Kingdom

  21. TRADE!

  22. TRADE!

  23. Sundiata- Founder of Mali

  24. Mansa Musa- King of Mali Richest Man In History

  25. Richest People in History 1. Mansa Musa I, (Ruler of Malian Empire, 1280-1331) $400 billion 2. Rothschild family (banking dynasty, 1740- ) $350 billion 3. John D. Rockefeller (industrialist, 1839-1937) $340 billion 4. Andrew Carnegie (industrialist, 1835-1919) $310 billion 5. Tsar Nicholas II of Russia (last Emperor of Russia, 1868-1918) $300 billion 6. Osman Ali Khan, AsafJah VII (last ruler of Hyderabad, 1886-1967) $236 billion 7. William the Conqueror (King of England, 1028-1087) $229.5 billion 8. Moammar Khadafy (former Libyan leader, 1942-2011) $200 billion 9. Henry Ford (Ford Motor Company founder, 1863-1947) $199 billion 10. Cornelius Vanderbilt (industrialist, 1794-1877) $185 billion 11. Alan Rufus (Fighting companion of William the Conqueror, 1040-1093) $178.65 12. Bill Gates (Founder of Microsoft, 1955- ) $136 billion 13. William de Warenne, 1st Earl of Surrey (Norman nobleman, ??-1088) $146.13 billion 14. John Jacob Astor (businessman, 1864-1912) $121 billion 15. Richard Fitzalan, 10th Earl of Arundel (English nobleman, 1306-1376) £118.6 billion 16. John of Gaunt (son of Edward III, 1330-1399) £110 billion 17. Stephen Girard (shipping and banking mogul, 1750-1831) $105 billion 18. Alexander Turney Stewart (entrepreneur, 1803-1876) $90 billion 19. Henry, 1st Duke of Lancaster (English noble, 1310-1361) $85.1 billion 20. Friedrich Weyerhaeuser (timber mogul, 1834-1914) $80 billion 21. Jay Gould (railroad tycoon, 1836-1892) $71 billion 22. Carlos Slim (business magnate, 1940- ) $68 billion (TIE) Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/king-mansa-musa-named-richest-history-article-1.1186261#ixzz2pcZ7h3VT

  26. Richest People in History 6. Osman Ali Khan, AsafJah VII (last ruler of Hyderabad, 1886-1967) $236 billion 7. William the Conqueror (King of England, 1028-1087) $229.5 billion 8. Moammar Khadafy (former Libyan leader, 1942-2011) $200 billion 9. Henry Ford (Ford Motor Company founder, 1863-1947) $199 billion 10. Cornelius Vanderbilt (industrialist, 1794-1877) $185 billion 11. Alan Rufus (Fighting companion of William the Conqueror, 1040-1093) $178.65 12. Bill Gates (Founder of Microsoft, 1955- ) $136 billion 13. William de Warenne, 1st Earl of Surrey (Norman nobleman, ??-1088) $146.13 billion 14. John Jacob Astor (businessman, 1864-1912) $121 billion 15. Richard Fitzalan, 10th Earl of Arundel (English nobleman, 1306-1376) £118.6 billion 16. John of Gaunt (son of Edward III, 1330-1399) £110 billion 17. Stephen Girard (shipping and banking mogul, 1750-1831) $105 billion 18. Alexander Turney Stewart (entrepreneur, 1803-1876) $90 billion 19. Henry, 1st Duke of Lancaster (English noble, 1310-1361) $85.1 billion 20. Friedrich Weyerhaeuser (timber mogul, 1834-1914) $80 billion 21. Jay Gould (railroad tycoon, 1836-1892) $71 billion 22. Carlos Slim (business magnate, 1940- ) $68 billion (TIE) Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/king-mansa-musa-named-richest-history-article-1.1186261#ixzz2pcZ7h3VT

  27. Richest People in History 11. Alan Rufus (Fighting companion of William the Conqueror, 1040-1093) $178.65 12. Bill Gates (Founder of Microsoft, 1955- ) $136 billion … 22. Carlos Slim (business magnate, 1940- ) $68 billion

  28. Mansa Musa Went on Hajj to Mecca

  29. Sundiata

  30. Timbuktu- Capital of Mali, center of trade and learning

  31. TRADE!

  32. Rulers of Songhai Askia Muhammad Sonni Ali

  33. Discussion Groups Using your homework “Mali: Land of Kings” and a new article, discuss one of the following questions… Group A: Do you think African explorers from Mali arrived in the Americas before Columbus? Group B: Did wealth and power have a positive or negative impact on Mansa Musa?

  34. Pensa Societies in Medieval Africa

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