Description
This course in unit 5 deals with the linguistic classifications of peoples of Africa. In unit two, you have learnt about ancient Egypt, Kush and Carthage. The civilization of these peoples and states is discussed as part of ancient and classical world civilizations. Apart from these peoples and states, several civilizations were flourished in different parts of the continent. In this unit, we shall briefly discuss the civilizations of these peoples and states.
Unit 6 presents Africa’s Contact with the outside world, mainly contacts along the Western and Central African coasts with European powers. It also discusses Slavery and Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade (Origin, Phases and Effects). Lastly, it explores the “Legitimate” trade, White Settlement in South Africa and European Explorers and Missionaries.
Unit 7: deals with states, principalities, population movements and interactions in Ethiopia during the 13th to mid-16th centuries.
Unit 8: presents the socio-economic and political changes in Ethiopia between the mid-16th to the mid-19th centuries. After the decline of the Christian Kingdom, many groups of people from southern, western, eastern and central Ethiopia developed their independent local states.
During this period, political power was decentralized across the country. The unit also discusses the history of different peoples who had their local states in the southern half of the
Ethiopian region.
Unit 9: intends to acquaint you with the Age of Revolutions, the 1750s to 1815. The lessons in this unit cover Industrial Capitalism in Europe, the French Revolution, the Napoleonic Era and the American war of Independence. Major points and arguments are illustrated with examples and images to facilitate your learning and make it interesting to you.
Contents
5. Peoples & States of Africa
Lesson 1: Languages and Peoples of Africa
Lesson 2: Pre-colonial States Africa
6. Africa & Outside World
Lesson 3: Africa’s Intra and Inter-continental Relations
Lesson 4: Slavery and the “Legitimate” Trade
Lesson 5: European Explorers and Missionaries
7. Ethiopia: Population Movements
Lesson 6: Solomonic Dynasty & Christian Kingdom, 13th-16th Centuries
Lesson 7: Christian Kingdom and Sultanate of Adal, 1520s-1559
Lesson 8: Political and Socio-Economic Conditions of Southern and Central Ethiopia
Lesson 9: Population Movements and Integration in Ethiopia
Lesson 10: Egalitarian Systems: Sidama, Gedeo, Konso, and Burji
8. Peoples & States of the Regions
Lesson 11: Omotic States and Peoples under the Tato System
Lesson 12: Gondarine Period and Zemene Mesafint (Era of Warlords)
Lesson 13: The Yejju Dynasty and the Kingdom of Shewa
9. Age of Revolutions 1750 – 1815
Lesson 14: Political, Economic, and Social Effects of the Industrial Revolution
Lesson 15: French Revolution and Napoleonic Era
Lesson 16: The American War of Independence
Lesson 17: The Congress of Vienna (1814-1815)
Competence
At the end of this module students will be able to
- Analyze Economic, Cultural, Social, and Political Developments in Pre-Colonial Africa
- Examine the Peoples, Language Families, and Social Structures of Africa
- Evaluate African-European Relations During the Pre-Colonial and Colonial Periods
- Assess the Impact of the Trans-Atlantic and Trans-Saharan Slave Trades on African Societies
- Study the Peoples, States, and Principalities of Ethiopia (13th – 16th Century)Examine Population Movements, Expansion, and Integration in Ethiopia
- Evaluate the Major Socio-Economic, Political Changes in Ethiopia and the Global Impact of the French Revolution and Industrial Revolution
Assessment
In every lesson, there are activities and self-check Questions that enable to assess the understanding of learners in the contents every topics and sub topics.
- Multiple Choice
- True/False Question types are prepared to evaluate students.
All assessments consist of automatically graded multiple-choice questions with explanatory feedback. Each question offers four answer choices, marked by small square checkboxes. While the options may not always be labeled A, B, C, or D, you can interpret the checkboxes in that order.
Reference Materials
- History Grade 9 Students textbook
- History Grade 9 and 10 Extreme Book
- Alpha grade 9-12 reference book
- Ai
