Unit Two: Studying Africa through the Social Studies

Module 7A: Early African History, Until 16th Century CE

Student's Edition

Activity 5: Bringing it all Together-Evaluate

This module on Early African History has given you an opportunity to look at the ways in which historians find evidence and interpret it into an historical framework that tells people today about life in the past. Think back on the different periods in African history that have been discussed in this module. What kinds of evidence did historians find? Where or who did it come from? And what did it tell historians about the past? In the chart below, think of at least ten specific examples to provide answers to these questions. The example given below will help get you started.

Type of Evidence	Specific Evidence	Geographic Area	What it told Historians
Example:Written Source	The writings of Al-Bakri	The Kingdom of Ghana	Information about the history of the Kingdom of Ghana
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Go on to Module 7B: Contemporary History of Africa, from the 16th Century to the Present

Or select from the other activities in this module:

1. How do we know Africa has a history? (Engage)
2. History of Africa during the time of the great Egyptian civilization (Explore)
3. History of Africa during the time of the great West African kingdoms (Expand)
4. History of Africa during the time of the kingdom of Great Zimbabwe(Expand)
5. Bringing it all Together (Evaluate)