Welcome back, future leaders!

For today’s warm-up please do the following:

• Grab a your student log and notebook from the crates.• Write in today’s date and objective on your student log.• Take out your homework – (yesterday’s timeline activity!)• Open your notebook and respond to the following prompts:

There are currently over 380 million Christians in Africa, but by the year 2525, it is estimated that there will be 633 million. How

do you think Christianity became so important to so much of Africa? Write one full paragraph.

Happy ½ day, future leaders!

For today’s warm-up please do the following:

• Grab a your student log and notebook from the crates.• Write in today’s date and objective on your student log.• Draw an X through today’s homework box.• Open your notebook and respond to the following prompts:

What do you think the object in this picture is? What purpose could it serve? (Remember, don’t worry

about right or wrong answers right now – I’m just asking what you think!) Write as

much as you can!

World History with Mr. Golden__________________________________________________________

East Africa – Ezana and Aksum

Objective:________________________________________________________

FLWBAT describe the emergence of Aksum in Eastern Africa and its impacts on the region

Agenda:________________________________________________________

- Review- Intro to Aksum- Aksum Jigsaw (poster creation)- Gallery walk- Mystery image…- We’re done!

Intro to Aksum:________________________________________________________

Let’s see where we’re heading today!

Intro to Aksum:________________________________________________________

Let’s see where we’re heading today!o Aksum was the name of

a city and a kingdom which is essentially modern-day northern Ethiopia

o The peak of Aksum’s power came with the invasion of Meroe around 320 CE, which caused the final decline of the Kushite kingdom

AXUM conquers KUSH!

Intro to Aksum:________________________________________________________

Let’s see where we’re heading today!o Despite its power and

reputation – (it was described by a Persian writer as one of the four greatest powers in the world at the time) – very little is known about it. Aksum had written scripts, but no full histories or descriptions have been found…

…YET!

Just remember, X never, ever marks the spot.

Aksum Jigsaw:________________________________________________________

RESPONSIBILITY ALERT!Today is going to be a little different from usual…

And here’s how:

YOU’RE TEACHING THE CLASS!

ME… YOU…

Aksum Jigsaw:________________________________________________________

USE YOUR TIME WISELY!

Remember, YOU’RE teaching the class today! Your peers are counting on you…

Poster creation:Using the provided ½ sheet,

work with a partner to pull out two key points from the reading.

Then make an informational poster that will tell the class the two most important things from

your reading.

Aksum Jigsaw:________________________________________________________

USE YOUR TIME WISELY!

Remember, YOU’RE teaching the class today! These are your notes, so please…

Gallery Walk:Find a lonely patch of wall and hang your poster up.

When everyone’s is up, start making your way around the room, using the posters to

fill in the Key Points column of your handout!

Aksum Jigsaw:________________________________________________________

Stele:

Aksum Jigsaw:________________________________________________________

Stele:

Aksum Jigsaw:________________________________________________________

Coinage:

Mystery Image:________________________________________________________

What the heck is this?

Mystery Image:________________________________________________________

What the heck is this?

Mystery Image:________________________________________________________

What the heck is this?

ARE YOU READY TO KNOOOOOOOOW?ARE YOU

SUUUUUUUUUURE?OKAAAAAAAAY…

Mystery Image:________________________________________________________

The Church of St. George

Mystery Image:________________________________________________________

The Church of St. George

How do you get in?________________________________________________________

The Church of St. George

Bet Giorgis:________________________________________________________

o One of the eleven Rock-Hewn churches of Lalibela in Ethiopia

o Carved entirely from one piece of stone

o Workers chiseled their way down to cut out the building, then up to create the space inside it

Exit Ticket:________________________________________________________

Thank you for all your hard work today!

Use the all of today’s notes and handouts to answer the listed questions on the providedpaper.

We’re done!________________________________________________________

Thank you for all your hard work today!

Make sure to put your notebooks in the crateand your folders in folders, please!