The People Of Ghana · B4 History

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B4.2.1.1.1 - Describe how one major Kingdom was formed and the reasons behind its expansion.

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Locate the Asante Kingdom on a map of Ghana and name the area where it was formed.
Narrate the story of how the Asante Kingdom was formed, including the role of Okomfo Anokye and the Golden Stool.
State at least three reasons why the Asante Kingdom expanded beyond its original settlement.
Identify the Asante Kingdom as one of the Forest Belt States and name at least two neighbouring kingdoms it absorbed or conquered.
Use a simple diagram to show how the Asante Kingdom grew from a small state to a large empire.

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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: B4.2.1.1.1 - Describe how one major Kingdom was formed and the reasons behind its expansion.
Suggested placement: Term 1, Week 7 (Week 7 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.
Source document note: The official curriculum document has a fault in this entry, so the curriculum text above is transcribed exactly as printed:

exemplars - p.22: Activity 1 is followed on the page by three parallel lines, 'Eg Savanna Belt States-Mole-Dagbani and Gonja', 'Forest Belt States - Bono, Adansi, Asante, Denkyira and Akwamui.' and 'Coastal Belt States - The Anlo, The Fante, Ga-Adangme and Effutu', none of them numbered and the first indented differently from the other two. Kept as three lines, which is how the page reads.
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 route: Where was this major Kingdom formed? How was it formed? How did it expand?
1. Identify the reasons for the rise, expansion and decline of one Kingdom.
Eg Savanna Belt States-Mole-Dagbani and Gonja
Forest Belt States - Bono, Adansi, Asante, Denkyira and Akwamui.
Coastal Belt States - The Anlo, The Fante, Ga-Adangme and Effutu
2. Using the map of Ghana, locate where this major Kingdom is found.
3. By animations, play games on location of major Kingdoms.