HWC Day 17 - Geography, Culture, & History of Sub-Saharan Africa

Day 5 - PAW 5

Objectives:  Identify geographic and cultural characteristics of Sub-Saharan Africa.  Examine the history of

Task:  Hujambo!  When you arrive to class, please pick up a whiteboard and respond to the statement below.  After you've had the opportunity to respond, we'll spend some time listening to your presentations on the culture and geography of Africa.  Then, we'll discuss your responses to the statement sand set out to disprove it with the "Africa Before European Arrival" DBQ.

Points for Reflection:

1. Africa "is no historical part of the world; it has no movement or development to exhibit." (German philosopher G.H.F. Hegel ca. 1830s)
2. "Perhaps in the future there will be some African history to teach but at the present there is none; there is only history of the Europeans in Africa."  (Oxford historian Hugh Trevor-Roper ca. 1963)

Regional Summaries:

• Sahara - Emma
• Sahel - Thomas, Monem
• Ethiopian Highlands - Eric
• Savanna - Savannah
• Swahili Coast - Josh
• Rainforest - Kiera, Colleen
• Great Lakes - Dan, Kurt
• Southern Africa - Aquinnah

Homework Due Dates:

• Friday, September 22 - Part A of Africa Regional Study ("Achievable Dreams?") due IN CLASS
• Monday, September 25 - Africa Map Quiz (see study guide on Schoology)
• Tuesday, September 26 - African nationalists discussion (research individuals, read documents, & complete note sheet BEFORE class)
• Tuesday, September 26 - PAW 3
• Wednesday, September 27 - Part B of Africa Regional Study ("Confronting the Past")  due in class 
• Friday, September 29 - Foundations Investigation due in Schoology - Questions 48 & 49 MUST be comments on class blog
• Monday, October 2 - Unit 2 Test