9th Grade

Subject: Global History and Geography I

Unit 5: Rise of Transregional Trade
Content Framework:
9.4 Rise of Transregional Trade Networks: During the classical and postclassical eras, Transregional trade
networks emerged and/or expanded. These networks of exchange influenced the economy and political
development of states and empires. (Standards: 2,3,4; Themes: ID, MOV, GEO, ECO, TECH, EXCH)

9.4a: Afro-Eurasian Transregional trade networks grew across land and bodies of water.
9.4b: New technologies facilitated and improved interregional travel during this era by allowing people
to traverse previously prohibitive physical landscapes and waterways.
9.4c: Interregional travelers, traders, missionaries, and nomads carried products and natural resources,
and brought them enslaved people and ideas that led to cultural diffusion.
9.4d: Control of Transregional trade and economic growth contributed to the emergence and expansion
of political states.

Compelling Question:
How has international trade evolved throughout history?
Content: Rise of Transregional Trade
1: African Society and Culture
Impact of Geography
2nd largest continent
Surrounded by water
3 different climate regions
Plateaus
Savannas
African Society
Three societies- Ghana, Mali, Songhai
Family and lineage groups
Matrilineal
Patrilineal
Education
Roles for girls and boys
Slavery
Within Africa
Religious beliefs
Generally monotheistic
Islam and Christianity
African Culture
Used painting, literature, and music as an expression of religion
2: Kingdoms and States of Africa
Kingdom of Ghana
Founded around 750
Region between Senegal and Niger Rivers
Made iron swords

 Trading kingdom
Paid taxes to the central government
Kingdom of Mali
1240- Mali conquered the old capital of Ghana and founded a new empire
Used gold and salt mines
Converted to Islam
Mansa Musa
Kingdom of Songhai
1464- Sultan Sunni Ali
Captured Timbuktu
Traded across the Sahara
Only lasted 100 years
Migration of the Bantus
Along shores of the Indian Ocean
Subsistence farming
Trade- began in 8th century with the Muslims in the Arabian Peninsula
Essential Questions:
How was trade able to occur during this time period?
What impact did trade have on the society and the economy?
In what ways did trade increase a global society?
Student Objectives:
Students will be able to discuss how Afro-Eurasian trade impacted history.
Students will be able to analyze the social, political, and economic successes that occurred because of
the Afro-Eurasian Transregional trade.
Process:
Students will develop historical thinking skills through the use of: students generate timelines, graphic
organizers, and the reading of primary and secondary sources.
Common Core Standards:
RH.9-10.4: Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including vocabulary
describing political, social, or economic aspects of history/social science.
RH.9-10.7: Integrate quantitative or technical analysis (e.g. charts, research data) with qualitative
analysis in print or digital text.
RH.9-10.8: Assess the extent to which the reasoning and evidence in a text support the authors claims.
WHST.9-10.2: Write informative/explanatory texts, including the narration of historical events,
scientific procedures/experiments, or technical processes.
WHST.9-10.4: Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are
appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.