Comparing Three African States
Assignments to hand in: Comparing Three African States Graphic Organizer & Critical Thinking Questions (at end)
Step 1: Graphic Organizer: Complete the Comparing Three African States Graphic Organizer by reading the Information Handouts for each African state below.
Kilwa, A Swahili Trading State
Zimbabwe State
Kongo Kingdom
Step 2: Comprehension Questions: Answer the following questions on a lined piece of paper in paragraph form.
1. What were the biggest differences among the three states?
2. In what ways were they similar?
3. Which two states were most alike? Least alike? Why?
4. How did the geography and climate affect each of the three states?
5. Which of the three states is most like our society today? The least?
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