What was life like in the Mali Empire?

Overview lesson to introduce the Mali Empire and what life was like for the people who lived there. Also introduces KS3 pupils to the importance of studying pre-colonial African history in the context of modern society. This can be done as a one off lesson or as part of a world history study of the middles ages. Works great for a review task after studying Medieval Europe for a comparison study but this previous knowledge is not necessary.
Tasks include treasure hunt/research, debate and judgement tasks. Each slide is accompanied with teacher notes to explain tasks and differentiation. All worksheets supplied.
PowerPoint uses a grey scale to allow for the teacher to adapt to their usual style of presentation.
Memory recall, SOLO taxonomy, blooms taxonomy, research, debate, judgement, literacy, paragraphs, differentiated, stretch and challenge.