Shark Note Sample

Shark Notes

Name: Brittney Spears Class: World History

Topic: “Diverse Societies in Africa p 213-19 QUESTIONS/TEXT:

Block: 1 Date: August 22, 2007

How did diverse societies

NOTES: coastal plains vs. snow-capped mountains

adapt to varied

constant drought vs. 200 inches of rain

environments?

sand dunes vs. dense forests

What geographic contrasts

second largest continent

existed?

one-fifth of Earth’s land surface navigation difficult deserts hampered movement Sahara – size of US, wasteland Kalahari rainforest – rich canopy of leaves and branches – keeps sunlight out deadly tsetse fly to cattle, horses, donkeys

What were the welcoming

northern coast, southern tip – welcoming climate and fertile soil

lands?

most people live on savannas or grassy plains topsoil thin throughout Africa but savannas support agriculture

How did early people adapt? nomadic lifestyle – men would hunt, women would gather roots and berries herders kept cattle, goats, sheep (nomads drove their animals to find water) Masai still measure their wealth by herd size early farmers moved to Nile Valley from dry Sahara some learned to farm in rainforests- yams (need little light) How did the agriculture

able to build permanent shelters

GIST/Main Idea: (This should be written in one sentence consisting of 18-22 words.)

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change their lives?

settlements grew increased food supply allowed for other activities they developed governing bodies

What were some of the

social units, extended families, religious practice

early societies?

few had written languages story telling development of societies and cities long before outsiders came

What was the West African

artifacts: pottery, charcoal, slag (iron waste product)

Iron Age?

iron production 500 BC earliest culture – Nok: they knew iron smelting (separation of unwanted minerals) fashioned tools for farming, weapons for hunting artifacts: pottery, jewelry, toys, knives residents linked by Niger River and camel routes

GIST/Main Idea: (This should be written in one sentence consisting of 18-22 words.)

“Diverse Societies in Africa” explains how early civilizations overcame geographical challenges to grow, prosper, and develop early technologies setting the stage for later settlements. (21)