A) Locate the following places on a map of Africa
| Aksum Nubia Pharaonic Egypt Djenne-Jeno |
Ancient Ghana Ancient Mali Ancient Songhai |
Ituri Forest |
B) Place the following languages on a map of Africa
Mande (also Mandingo or Mandinka)
Hausa
Swahili
KiKongo
Xhosa
C) Name three languages (in addition to the languages mentioned in section B) from each of the four African language families and locate them on a map of Africa .
It is NOT acceptable to submit a map with pre-printed labels.
Questions [prepare for discussion. You do NOT need to write responses.]
What relationships do you see between environmental and geographic features and the development of large-scale societies?
What conclusions can you draw from the distribution and density of langauges in Africa?
What conclusions can you draw from the proximity (or distance) between the locations of language families in Africa?