Educators: Caravans of Gold

This online course will prepare you to lead tours for the following exhibition: Caravans of Gold, Fragments in Time: Art, Culture and Medieval Trans-Saharan Exchange

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Course curriculum

1. Course Structure
1. Guest Welcome, Exhibition Layout and Objects
1. Introduction to Caravans of Gold, Fragments in Time: Art, Culture, and Exchange Across Medieval Saharan Africa
1. Quiz for Units 1-2
1. Driving Desires: Gold and Salt
1. Quiz for Unit 3
1. Saharan Frontiers
1. Quiz for Unit 4
1. The Long Reach of the Sahara
1. Shifting Away from the Sahara
1. Quiz for Units 5-6
1. Saharan Echoes
1. Conclusion
1. Quiz for Units 7-8
1. Important Terms
1. FAQ
1. Islam in Northern and Western Africa
1. Trans-Saharan Trade: Ghana, Mali and Songhai Empires
1. Key Excavation Sites
1. Ibn Battuta
1. Salt
1. Gold and Gilt
1. Trading Currencies
1. Indigo
1. Glass
1. Useful Links

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Educators: Caravans of Gold

Course curriculum

Introduction

Unit 1

Unit 2

Check Your Learning (Units 1-2)

Unit 3

Check Your Learning (Unit 3)

Unit 4

Check Your Learning (Unit 4)

Unit 5

Unit 6

Check Your Learning (Units 5-6)

Unit 7

Unit 8

Check Your Learning (Units 7-8)

GLOSSARY

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

APPENDIX 1

APPENDIX 2

APPENDIX 3

APPENDIX 4

APPENDIX 5

APPENDIX 6

APPENDIX 7

APPENDIX 8

APPENDIX 9

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