KEY QUESTIONS
Who were the key figures in the development of the Songhay Empire?
CONTENT
·Sonni Ali
·Askia Mohammed
·Askia Dawud
·Capture of Timbuktu in 1468
·Territorial expansion
·Nature and development of the military
METHODOLOGY
1. Group work – three groups – each focuses on one key figure and produces a ‘This Is Your Life…’
RESOURCES
Online:
E-Book: pp.11 – 12
Info on Sonni Ali:
• Sonni Ali presentation [YOUTUBE Video]
• Black History Pages
• Biography of Sonni Ali
• Extract from Ancient Kingdoms: States of the Middle Niger
• Extract from Asante: The Kingdom of Africa [Google books]
Info on Askia Mohammed:
• Black History Pages
• Stream Africa
• Extract from Walker: The West African Empire of Songhai [Google books]
• Extract from Shaw: A Tropical Dependency [Google books]
• Extract from Asante: The Kingdom of Africa [Google books]
• Blum and Fisher: Love for Three Oranges, or, the Askiya’s Dilemma [JSTOR]
Information on Askia Dawud:-
• Extract from Salem Press
• When We Ruled
• Extract from Willis: Slaves and Slavery in Muslim Africa [Google books]
• Extract from Asante: The Kingdom of Africa [Google books]
Book:
Oliver and Atmore: The African Middle Ages pp.77-82
MARK SCHEME (b)
HOMEWORK
Exam Question:
To what extent was the leadership of Sonni Ali the main reason for the rise of the Songhay Empire?