Trade routes throughout West Africa

History

Pupils will re-visit their knowledge of the Kingdom of Mali when they move on to study the impact of the slave trade on West Africa (Y8). Pupils will build on their understandings of the importance of trade networks, particularly when they move on to study the growth of Empire (Y9).

Pupils will have a prior understanding of the strength of Islamic empires from studying the Crusades. Pupils will also have an understanding of conquests and warfare through their previous study of Edward I. Finally, pupils will be aware of the role and importance of religion in medieval socieities.

Medieval West Africa: why was medieval Mali so successful?

Subjects which particular individuals may be sensitive to, eg, adoption, migration, bereavement or death, divorce.

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

What is the longest river in West Africa? It is over 2600 miles long.

a group of territories ruled over by one person or group of people

a dry region bordering the southern Sahara Desert

Match the keywords to their correct definitions.

Which desert can be found on the northern border of West Africa?

What were the most important trade items in the trans-Saharan trade?

How much of the gold in medieval Europe came from West Africa?

Complete the sentence: the first people to take full advantage of the trans-Saharan trade routes was the {{ }} Empire.

What was the main religion in the Middle East and North Africa during the Medieval period?

Complete the sentence: medieval Christians called the city of Jerusalem and its surrounding area the __________ land.

A group of countries ruled by a single person or government

A group of cities located in the same region

A city that breaks away from a country in order to rule itself

A city ruled by a country that is far away

Which definition best describes an empire?

The religion of Islam was revealed to which of the following?

Place these events into chronological order.

Complete the sentence: a follower of Islam is called a {{ }}.

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Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Adult supervision recommended

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Trade routes throughout West Africa

Lesson outcome

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This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.