KEY QUESTIONS
Why did the Songhay Empire collapse?
CONTENT
·Succession crises
·Moroccan Invasion (1591)
METHODOLOGY
Groups do one of the following:-
1. Individual investigation of factors to produce wall display showing the different factors, evidence supporting them, link between causes and event, prioritising.
RESOURCES
Online:
E-Book: pp.15 – 16
The Invasion of Morocco in 1591 and the Saadian Dynasty – University of Pensylvania
Book:
Oliver and Atmore: The African Middle Ages pp.83
HOMEWORK
Exam Question: To what extent was the problem of succession the main reason for the fall of the Songhay Empire?