World History 7 Week 14

Africa
● Monday: Ottoman Empire
● Tuesday: Africa Map Activity
● Wednesday: Finish Map Activity
● Thursday: Cheza Nami Guest Instructor
● Friday: Chapter 5 Section 2 Notes
● Key
● Features
● Color
Example Map
 Thursday’s Agenda

Cheza Nami Guest Instructor: Fode Sisokoo

 Friday’s Agenda

● Introduce ourselves to Khoa

● Introduction to Cheza Nami
● Fode Sissoko Review
 Introduce Ourselves to Khoa
● Today we have a new student from Vietnam, Khoa Huynh
● To introduce ourselves to Khoa, we will take turns
standing up, stating our name clearly, and describing
ourselves using two words starting with the same letters
as our first and last name.
● For Example: My name is Jerry Waller and I am Jokey
and Well-Read
● Take a couple of minutes to write down what you will say
● You do not have to explain your adjectives if you don’t
want to.
 Cheza Nami
● Cheza Nami is a nonprofit organization that works to
preserve and encourage the appreciation of African culture.
● They work to do this through play activities, like how you
were able to play with the Bala and the Djembe with Fode
● They will be visiting with us on Thursdays through December
and January.
● The first few visits will incorporate music, much like
yesterday's visit
● The later visits may revolve around food in a similar manner
● Additional Reading about Sub-Saharan Africa
 Fode Sissoko

● Fode Sissoko is a master drummer, Kora player and composer

from Senegal, West Africa.
● He began playing the Kora when he was 5
● He is a griot, which is another word for storyteller
● What stories do you think he will tell us next time?
● Fode Sissoko Interview (Text)
 Fode Sissoko Links

● Fode Sissoko Playing (12 minutes)

● Fode Sissoko Music Video (5 minutes)
● Fode Sissoko teaching the Kora (6 minutes)
● Fode Sissoko Apprenticeship (25 minutes)
● Fode Sissoko Interview
 Monday’s Agenda

● How do map keys work with a map of a bedroom

● Early Culture and Trade notes
 Early Culture and Trade Notes

● Notes on Chapter 5 Section 2, Early Culture and Trade,

starting on page 116 in the textbook
● This is an assignment in Google Classroom
● You will be graded on it
● You will have class time to finish your notes today but may
finish them at home if you need to.
● You can either create a Google Doc in Google Classroom or
upload a picture of your written notes.