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2.3 Slavery and Servitude

Social Studies · Grade 7 · 4 lessons in the design

What this covers

  • Meaning of slavery and servitude
  • Forms of slavery and servitude in traditional African society
  • Forms of slavery and servitude in contemporary society
  • Factors that led to the development of the Indian Ocean slave trade
  • Geographical extent of the Indian Ocean slave trade in Africa
  • Promoting human dignity for a just and peaceful world

What you will be able to do

  • identify the various forms of slavery and servitude in traditional African and contemporary society
  • explain factors that led to the development of the Indian Ocean slave trade
  • sketch the geographical extent of the regions covered by the Indian Ocean slave trade in Africa
  • desire to promote human dignity for a just and peaceful world

Key questions

“Why has slavery and servitude existed for thousands of years?”

Lessons

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  1. What are slavery and servitude?
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    The meaning of slavery and servitude, and why they have existed for thousands of years when power treats people as tools.
  2. Forms then and now
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Identifying forms of slavery and servitude in traditional African society and in contemporary life, including Kenya.
  3. The Indian Ocean slave trade
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Factors that led to the development of the Indian Ocean slave trade, using East African coastal and interior examples.
  4. Mapping the trade and promoting dignity
    40 min · 1 practice tasks · quiz
    Sketching the geographical extent of the Indian Ocean slave trade in Africa, then creating slogans that promote human dignity.