Assignment: Exit Ticket: African Kingdoms

WORLD HISTORY-A
2023-08-28T02:26:31Z

Due: Sep 20, 2023 by 11:59pm

Background: This past week, we learned about kingdoms and empires across the African continent including their rise and fall from power, their achievements, and how they interacted with their neighbors.

Your Task:

Choose one of the five (5) empires or kingdoms we studied this week (Ghana, Mali, Songhai, Great Zimbabwe, or Ethiopia). Then, explain how that empire or kingdom was strong, powerful, and/or advanced.

Your answer should be at least 5 complete and thorough sentences long and should include at least three (3) of the qualities your class period brainstormed. See the table below for the list of qualities your class period brainstormed.

Good sentence: Ghana was powerful because they controlled trade routes and the region's supply of gold, which allowed them to get access to many resources from across the world that they did not have in West Africa.

Needs improvement sentence: Ghana was powerful because of trade.

Modified Task: *Do not complete these directions unless I told you that you could*

Choose one of the five (5) empires or kingdoms we studied this week (Ghana, Mali, Songhai, Great Zimbabwe, or Ethiopia). Then, explain how that empire or kingdom was strong, powerful, and/or advanced.

Your answer should be at least three (3) sentences long and should include at least one (1) of the qualities your class period brainstormed on Monday. See the table below for the list of qualities your class period brainstormed.

Sentence Starters:

The (X) empire was strong because...

Having large trade networks made the (X) empire advanced because...

You know an empire like (X) is powerful when they build large, complex buildings because...

One thing that made the (X) empire advanced was their....

1st Period |

Diversity

Creates unity

People will learn about other people’s culture

Military

Having a stable military helps protect the empire

Strong military can attack other empires

Access to more land

Attack enemies

Better technology = more success (gunpowder)

Education system

So future generations are capable of ruling or supporting a ruler

Better educated military

The more people who can access education, the better (equal opportunity)

Social Class

Having everyone be a part of the same social class ensure there is no one ruling over them, everyone is equal/has equal opportunities

Religion

Everyone can believe in what they want, do not get punished for what they believe in

Area they control

The more territory they control, the more powerful they are

Architecture

People might come from elsewhere to see the architecture of the area (Taj Mahal)

Military

Massive army with powerful weapons

Government

Stable government.

Leader who knows how to lead

Lack of corruption

Trade / Wealth

More money = do more things

Import more from other places

Balanced resources- you have enough food, but you also have enough natural resources (metal, wood, etc) to have a balanced economy

Imports / Exports

Technology

Creativity! So that they can be ahead of the empires around them

Have industry to produce that tech

Ability to influence other empires

War, politics, trade embargos, vassalization

Due Date: This exit ticket is due by 11:59pm, Wednesday September 20th

Background: This past week, we learned about kingdoms and empires across the African continent including their rise and fall from power, their achievements, and how they interacted with their neighbors.

Your Task:

Choose one of the five (5) empires or kingdoms we studied this week (Ghana, Mali, Songhai, Great Zimbabwe, or Ethiopia). Then, explain how that empire or kingdom was strong, powerful, and/or advanced.

Your answer should be at least 5 complete and thorough sentences long and should include at least three (3) of the qualities your class period brainstormed. See the table below for the list of qualities your class period brainstormed.

Good sentence: Ghana was powerful because they controlled trade routes and the region's supply of gold, which allowed them to get access to many resources from across the world that they did not have in West Africa.

Needs improvement sentence: Ghana was powerful because of trade.

Modified Task: *Do not complete these directions unless I told you that you could*

Choose one of the five (5) empires or kingdoms we studied this week (Ghana, Mali, Songhai, Great Zimbabwe, or Ethiopia). Then, explain how that empire or kingdom was strong, powerful, and/or advanced.

Your answer should be at least three (3) sentences long and should include at least one (1) of the qualities your class period brainstormed on Monday. See the table below for the list of qualities your class period brainstormed.

Sentence Starters:

The (X) empire was strong because...

Having large trade networks made the (X) empire advanced because...

You know an empire like (X) is powerful when they build large, complex buildings because...

One thing that made the (X) empire advanced was their....

1st Period |

Diversity

Creates unity

People will learn about other people’s culture

Military

Having a stable military helps protect the empire

Strong military can attack other empires

Access to more land

Attack enemies

Better technology = more success (gunpowder)

Education system

So future generations are capable of ruling or supporting a ruler

Better educated military

The more people who can access education, the better (equal opportunity)

Social Class

Having everyone be a part of the same social class ensure there is no one ruling over them, everyone is equal/has equal opportunities

Religion

Everyone can believe in what they want, do not get punished for what they believe in

Area they control

The more territory they control, the more powerful they are

Architecture

People might come from elsewhere to see the architecture of the area (Taj Mahal)

Military

Massive army with powerful weapons

Government

Stable government.

Leader who knows how to lead

Lack of corruption

Trade / Wealth

More money = do more things

Import more from other places

Balanced resources- you have enough food, but you also have enough natural resources (metal, wood, etc) to have a balanced economy

Imports / Exports

Technology

Creativity! So that they can be ahead of the empires around them

Have industry to produce that tech

Ability to influence other empires

War, politics, trade embargos, vassalization

Due Date: This exit ticket is due by 11:59pm, Wednesday September 20th