Ghana Scavenger Hunt

Name- Joely

1. Ghana is one of five countries along the Golf of Guinea.
2. The official language spoken in Ghana is English.
3. To the north of Ghana is the country of Burkina Faso.
4. The three colors in the Ghana flag are red, yellow, and green.
5. The capital of Ghana is Accra.
6. Ghana is on the continent of Africa.
7. The highest point in Ghana is Mount Afadjato 880 m.
8. The climate is tropical.
9. This shape is in the middle of the flag. STAR
10. The largest river in Ghana is the Volta River.
11. To the east of Ghana is this country Cote D'ivoire.
12. Two of the countries resources are gold and rubber.
13. The best known national park is Mole.
14. The country to the west of Ghana is Togo.
15. Before Ghana gained its independence, it was a British colony. Its former name was the Gold Coast.
16. In the United States, the people are called American. In Ghana, the people are called Ghanaian.
17. 1 cedi=100 pesewas.
18. Ghana gained its independence from Britain in the year 1957, on March 6.

Project Reflection

Project Title- Medieval African Food and Fashion Project Member(s)- me Date-3-31-08

What grade should you receive? Why?

I think I should recieve an A because I think I worked really hard on this project, did all the requirements, and completed it by the due date.

Partners: YOU! Please evaluate YOUR role as a partner. Did YOU contribute YOUR fair share? Did YOU participate cooperatively? What did YOU do well? What would YOU do differently next time?

I didn't have a partner on this project I worked alone, but I think I shouldn't get distracted by other things as much next time.

Partners: THEM. Please evaluate each partner. Did each partner contribute their fair share? Did they participate cooperatively? What did they do well? What could they do differently next time?

As I said before, i didn't have a partner, but my mom did help me on some parts. I thought she helped a lot and I think a partner is good to have next time. (if I can find one that's not already taken.)

Now that you've finished, how does this project matter? How do you see this project affecting your life outside of school? Did this project make an impact on the world around you?

The project matters because it taught me more about the food and clothing in Medieval Africa. It didn't really affect my life outside of school except maybe telling a few friends about Medieval African Food and Fashion/clothing.

Bibliography

no author, Cuisine of Africa, 29 March 2008, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuisine_of_Africa

Karen Carr, Associate Professor of History, Ancient Clothing, March, 21, 2008, http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/clothing/index.htm

no author, Karen Carr, Associate Professor of History, Medieval Food, November, 26, 2006, http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/medieval/food/index.htm

Ali B. Ali-Dinar (editor), African Recipes, November 30, 1992, http://www.africa.upenn.edu/Miscellany/African_Recipes.html

Medieval African Timeline

-700 A.D.- northern africans start using cotton in clothing
-800 A.D.- local grasses are found by Archaeologists and woven into cloth like linen
-1100 A.D.- people were using looms (tools) in Mauretania.
people made their own cloth- soon a lot of perfessionals made alot of North African cloth- men and women wove or dyed cloth all day if they did not farm- they sold the cloth to other people to buy their own food- in North Africa there were organized guilds of weavers and dyers- the production of linen, wool, and cotton for sale were controlled and ruled by them- professional weavers and dyers made most of the cloth too along the coast of East Africa
-1400 A.D.- The famous professional dyers all the way across the Sahara were in West Africa-the powerful people, such as the king, courts, etc., would wear the luxury cloth and fabrics made by these dyers- in West Africa, ordinary and regular people still made a lot of their own cloth.

Medieval African Fashion

Here is a photo of an Oulof (Wolof) chief and his entourage from around 1910, and another one of ‘chef de province‘ from the same period. In the second photo, the cloak ‘chef de province‘(chief) is wearing, is more medieval than today. His leather boots and his sword were a ruling/ colonial impact. Both of these men were famous in Medieval Africa. It's like, Brad Pitt and Justin Timberlake to us. The only thing they don't have in common is that Oulof and Chef are chiefs/kings and Justin and Brad are celebrity movie stars/male singers.

Medieval African Food

There are so many types of Medieval African Food that if you tried to count them, by the time you got to the last food you'd be dead. Okay, maybe I'm exagerating a little bit, well, maybe a lot. But, my point is, there is a lot of food in Africa, such as the-
North African Orange & Lamb Kebabs
North African Spiced Carrots
Squash, Chickpea & Red Lentil Stew
Spiced Turkey with Avocado-Grapefruit Relish
Turkey Sandwich
Moroccan Lamb Shanks
North African Vegetable Stew with Poached Eggs

These African foods sound yummy, huh?(most of them) The Moroccan Lamb Shanks were usually made by African women and it was used for the main dish.

Introduction

Hey Guys,

Today we're going to take a journey through Medieval African Food and Fashion.

We'll explore the cultures, the peoples beliefs there, and you'll
see interesting facts about mu! See ya there!

Guiding Principles

• Visions means seeing what could be and what will be and living the difference.
• There is no such thing as too much truth.
• How you say it is as important as what you say.
  
• When identifying problems, offer strategies and solutions.
• Everyone's time is valuable.
• Your commitment is to make others around you successful.
• Our growth together requires us to grow individually.
• Integrity is everything.
• I want to learn about Medieval Africans fasting at certain times.
• I want to learn more about creating a blog.
• I want to learn about the food in Medieval Africa.
• I want to learn about the fashion in Medieval Africa.
• I want to learn more about the different designs on Medieval African clothing.