The People Of Ghana · B4 History

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B4.2.1.1.2 - State the factors that led to decline of the Kingdom you have studied.

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Define the term “decline” in the context of a kingdom losing its power and influence.
State at least three major factors that caused the decline of the Kingdom of Denkyira (the kingdom studied in Week 7).
Explain how internal disputes such as succession disputes and rebellions weakened the Kingdom.
Describe how British interference and conquest by another kingdom contributed to the decline of Denkyira, Asante and Akwamu.
Discuss why the desire of subject states to expand their own territories caused the break-up of large kingdoms.

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Curriculum details

Strand: My Country Ghana (Strand 2)
Sub-strand: The People Of Ghana (2.1)
Content standard: B4.2.1.1 - Show understanding some of the factors that led to the rise, expansion and decline of one major kingdom
Indicator: B4.2.1.1.2 - State the factors that led to decline of the Kingdom you have studied.
Suggested placement: Term 1, Week 8 (Week 8 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Curriculum reference: History Curriculum (Basic 1-6), 2019, p. 22
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Enquiry routes: What factors led to the decline of the Kingdom?
1. Give reasons why some of the Kingdoms declined. E.g. Internal disputes (rebellions, succession disputes), British interference, conquest by another kingdom, desire to expand territories - Akwamu's location to the east of the Volta in 1733, Denkyira's decline in 1701, Asante's decline in 1874.