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AFRICA Essential Questions: How can the cultural practices of a society impact it’s interactions with the world? Land of the lost history Zimbabwe Songhai Mali Ghana Sub-Saharan Slave trade Silent Barter


 * __History: __ **
 * Content Statement 8: ** Empires in Africa (Ghana, Mali and Songhay) and Asia (Byzantine, Ottoman, Mughal and China) grew as commercial and cultural centers along trade routes.


 * Content Statement 9: ** The advent of the trans-Saharan slave trade had profound effects on both West and Central Africa and the receiving societies.

__**Geography **__ **Content Statement 12:** Maps and other geographic representations can be used to trace the development of human settlement over time.

**Content Statement 13:** Geographic factors promote or impede the movement of people, products and ideas.


 * Content Statement 14: ** Trade routes connecting Africa, Europe and Asia fostered the spread of technology and major world religions

__ **Government ** __ Content Statement 16: The ability to understand individual and group perspectives is essential to analyzing historic and contemporary issues.

__**Economics **__ **Content Statement 19:** Individuals, governments and businesses must analyze costs and benefits when making economic decisions. A cost-benefit analysis consists of determining the potential costs and benefits of an action and then balancing the costs against the benefits.

**Content Statement 20:** The variability in the distribution of productive resources in the various regions of the world contributed to specialization, trade and interdependence.