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- Read and discuss teacher-selected nonfiction books on the West African Empire of Mali.
- Create a map with students that traces the trade route from the deserts to the gold and/or salt mines in West Africa.
- Discuss the forms of government in Greece (direct democracy) and Rome (republican form of government or representative democracy). Use a Venn Diagram to compare these to the Mali Empire ruled by kings.
- Simulate a role playing activity for each kind of government – kings, direct democracy, and representative democracy.
- In a chart, compare and contrast physical and human characteristics of the three ancient groups of people from Greece, Rome, and the West African Empire of Mali.
- Discuss the importance of the locations of these ancient places along the Mediterranean Sea, the Nile River, and the Niger River.
- Write postcards or travel brochures about what it is like growing up in the West African Empire of Mali.
- Provide students with a Venn Diagram using three interlocking circles to show similarities in professions among ancient Greece, Rome, and the West African Empire of Mali. Students could use pictures to represent each occupation.
- When studying the West African Empire of Mali, invite a local storyteller to share folktales from the past. The public library usually has access to this information.
- Have students retell a story that they’ve heard from an older family member, or read a library book and have the students retell the story to a group of younger children.
- Compare and contrast the kings of Mali to the pharaohs of Egypt.
- Discuss the importance of Timbuktu and how a king influenced the changes in language and built a university with a large library containing Greek and Roman books that made Timbuktu the center of learning.
- On a map of Africa, have students trace the trade route from the gold mines of West Africa to the salt mines of the desert.
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In cooperative groups, have students create a poster of the West African Empire of Mali. Include information on government, geography, economics (trade), natural resources, and Timbuktu.
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