AP World Unit 2
“Each is the child of his mother”: Historical Imagination and Gender in Medieval West Africa
A discussion of the challenges of teaching gender in medieval West Africa and how we can use historical imagination to help students understand different perspectives.
“In Conformity to Mecca”: Islam and Medieval West Africa, c.1000 - c.1600
A discussion of how to teach arrival of Islam in medieval West Africa.
Mapping Medieval West African States
A discussion of how to teach the different borders of the medieval West African empires (Ghana/Wagadu, Mali, Songhay)
“Many Kings and Many Mansas”: Teaching the Politics of the Mali and Songhay Empires, c.1200 - 1591
A discussion of how to teach the political structures of the Mali and Songhay Empires.
“The World Knew Happiness”: West Africa and the Afroeurasian Economy, c.1200 - c.1600
A discussion of the economy of medieval West Africa and its role in the Afroeurasian economy
“Men of the Spoken Word”: Teaching West Africa, c.1200 - c.1600
A discussion of the challenges of teaching medieval West Africa in world history courses and how to use voice of the griots as a way to explore multiple perspectives/
“A Great and Important City”: Bursa and the Beginning of the Ottoman Empire
A discussion of the challenges of teaching the first century of Ottoman history in world history courses and how to use architectural evidence.
From Dublin to Shandong: Slavery and Slaving in Afroeurasia before 1400 C.E.
A discussion of how to provide some historical context of Afroeurasian slavery to help students understand the Transatlantic slave system.
