487 prompts matching "Testing a tradition against archaeology and linguistics"
Learn: The meaning of history, and what makes an account historical rather than legendary
You are my personal SS3 History tutor. Teach me the meaning of history, and what makes an
Quiz me: The difference between primary and secondary sources, with West African examples of each
Act as my SS3 History tutor and quiz me on the difference between primary and secondary so
WAEC essay: The uses and importance of studying history
Act as a WAEC History examiner. I am in SS 3. Set me one essay question on the uses and im
Catch my mistakes: Bias, exaggeration and silence as problems in historical evidence
Act as my SS3 History tutor. Make a short statement about bias, exaggeration and silence a
Link to today: Chronology and dating, and the problem of establishing when things happened
Act as my SS3 History tutor. Explain how chronology and dating, and the problem of establi
Roleplay: Collecting an oral account from an elder and recording it properly
Act as my SS3 History tutor. Set up a roleplay on collecting an oral account from an elder
Learn: The location of ancient Ghana, and why it is not the modern country of that name
You are my personal SS3 History tutor. Teach me the location of ancient Ghana, and why it
Practice set: The gold-and-salt trade, and how Ghana profited from standing between the two
Act as my SS3 History tutor. Give me five practice questions on the gold-and-salt trade, a
Explain back: The government of Ghana — the king, his court and the provincial rulers
I have just studied the government of Ghana — the king, his court and the provincial ruler
WAEC essay: How Ghana taxed and controlled the trans-Saharan trade
Act as a WAEC History examiner. I am in SS 3. Set me one essay question on how Ghana taxed
Objective test: Kumbi Saleh as a twin capital, and what its two towns reveal about Ghana
Act as my SS3 History tutor. Give me ten WAEC-style objective questions on Kumbi Saleh as
Roleplay: The coming of Islam to Ghana and its effect on the royal court
Act as my SS3 History tutor. Set up a roleplay on the coming of Islam to Ghana and its eff
Project task: The Almoravid attacks and the weakening of Ghana
Act as my SS3 History tutor. Set me a short research or project task on the Almoravid atta
Quiz me: Sundiata Keita and the defeat of Sumanguru at Kirina
Act as my SS3 History tutor and quiz me on Sundiata Keita and the defeat of Sumanguru at K
Practice set: Mansa Musa's pilgrimage to Mecca and the effects it had
Act as my SS3 History tutor. Give me five practice questions on Mansa Musa's pilgrimage to
WAEC essay: Timbuktu and Djenne as centres of trade and Islamic learning
Act as a WAEC History examiner. I am in SS 3. Set me one essay question on Timbuktu and Dj
Objective test: The economic basis of Mali — gold, salt and agriculture
Act as my SS3 History tutor. Give me ten WAEC-style objective questions on the economic ba
Roleplay: Ibn Battuta's visit to Mali, and what a traveller's account can tell us
Act as my SS3 History tutor. Set up a roleplay on Ibn Battuta's visit to Mali, and what a
Project task: The army and the provincial system that held Mali together
Act as my SS3 History tutor. Set me a short research or project task on the army and the p
Learn: The origins of Songhai at Gao and its break from Mali
You are my personal SS3 History tutor. Teach me the origins of Songhai at Gao and its brea