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Contributions of Ancient Africa Essay: West Africa (Mali and/or Songhai), Zimbabwe, and Kongo

 Ø      You will be selecting the greatest contributions of 3 African city-states/ empires on their government, trade, history, resources and location.

 There is a pattern below you need to follow in order to complete the essay.  (Do not put YOUR essay in textbox)

Text Box: That Jazzy Title which reflects your opinion or the topic of the essay

 

 

 

 

 

Text Box: Thesis Paragraph: Topic/Thesis statement tells your reader what the essay is about.  Statement 1 is about Mali and/or Songhai .  Statement 2 is about Zimbabwe.  Statement 3 is about Kongo.  Transition sentence. Text Box: Minimum: 5 sentences  

 

 

 

Text Box: Body paragraph 2:  Identify what are the 3 most important and lasting things about Zimbabwe.  With each statement there should be facts, examples and explanation.  You will need one quote from your textbook that supports this.  Transition sentence.       Text Box: Body paragraph 3:  Identify what are the 3 most important and lasting things about Kongo.  Remember that negative things such as slavery can be a legacy as well.  With each statement there should be facts, examples and explanation.  You will need one quote from your textbook that supports this.  Transition sentence.       Text Box: Body paragraph 1: Identify what are the 3 most important and lasting things about Mali and / or Songhai.  With each statement there should be facts, examples and explanation.  You will need one quote from your textbook that supports this.  Transition sentence. Text Box: Minimum per body paragraph:  10 sentences each (topic sentence + 3 statements with 3 sentences of explanation, one quote from text to support and transition sentence  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

Text Box: Helpful Hints:  Adding quotes from the textbook or other sources adds more weight or importance to your words but don’t forget to give credit to the source as well as spend at least a sentence more about why this relates to the topic.  

 

Text Box: Minimum: 10 sentences (topic sentence plus 1 statement about each African empire with example and explanations plus a wrap up sentence to close the essay and make any final points about importance of ancient African civilizations

 

Text Box: Conclusion: You will need a topic sentence that conveys the meaning of the essay and your opinion if possible on the subject.  You need to restate the most important information from above in the same order and clarify or explain its importance. (example: The Kongo was deliberate in its participation in the slave trade, which severely depleted the population of its most able and strongest people and led to the decline of the nation. )  You will need a wrap up sentence that pulls the essay together and draws some conclusions on the effects.