Ms. Conley: History 7 Chapter 12

January 15, 2010

January 14, 2010

Survival questions for Chapter 12 in History:

1. What is the role of the elder males in West Africa in medieval times? Refer to your textbook and the novel.

2. Why do you think early communities made up of family members had to trade with other communities?

3. Who do you think made the decisions in these communities?

4. What is the role of women, both young and older women?

5. If you live in the savannah, what resources do you have?

6. For forest dwellers, what resources do you have?

7. If you live close to the river, what advantages might your family have?

8. Think about where your (three-member family) settled. What resources do you have now? What do you need? Where might you go to get those resources?

9. Since you have limited resources, what resource does your family value the most? What will you pay to gain a new resource?

10. Will you save for the future, or are you willing to trade tokens and resources to survive at this point?

Posted by ValerieC at January 15, 2010 06:14 PM