Lessons

History SHS 1 SEMESTER 1 WEEK 12 Centralised, Non-centralised and Theocratic Political Systems in Pre-colonial Ghana Before Ghana was colonised by the British, many states and kingdoms were independent and developed their own political systems. These systems were not organised in exactly the same way. The major forms identified in this topic are centralised, non-centralised…

History SHS 1 SEMESTER 1 WEEK 11 Pre-Colonial Ghanaian Dances and Songs; How Socio-Cultural Practices Affected the Development of Pre-Colonial Ghanaian Societies; Changes and Continuities in Socio-Cultural Practices of Ghanaians Imagine entering a pre-colonial Ghanaian community and hearing drums, voices and movement. What could you learn about that society without reading a book? The answer…

HISTORY SHS 1 SEMESTER 1 WEEK 10 Marriage Rites, Funeral Rites in Pre-colonial Ghana and Traditional Ghanaian Games Through Time What Do Rites and Games Tell Us About Society? A society expresses its values through the way people form families, respond to death and spend time together. In pre-colonial Ghana, marriage rites, funeral rites and…

HISTORY SHS 1 SEMESTER 1 WEEK 9 Family Structure, Kinship and Inheritance System, Naming Ceremonies and Puberty Rites in Pre-colonial Ghana Think About What Makes a Community Imagine a society in which family relationships are much wider than parents and children living in one household. Imagine, too, that a person’s name marks their entry into…

HISTORY SHS 1 SEMESTER 1 WEEK 8 The Rise and Decline of States in the Savannah Zone of Ghana Start with the Big Question How does a society develop into a powerful state, and why might that state later weaken or change? To answer this, we need to look at several connected factors. In the…

HISTORY SHS 1 SEMESTER 1 WEEK 7 Contributions of Leaders during Migration, Settlement & Reasons for the Migration Groups into Ghana Migration Is More Than Movement When groups moved from one place to another, their journeys involved decisions, challenges, leadership and adaptation. Leaders could help groups navigate unfamiliar environments, overcome obstacles, organise people and establish…

HISTORY SHS 1 SEMESTER 1 WEEK 6 Accounts of the Origin of the Akan and Major Ethnic Groups in the Coastal Zone Let’s Begin with a Historical Question When a people explain where they came from, they are not simply describing a journey. Their accounts can also express identity, memory and how they understand their…

HISTORY SHS 1 SEMESTER 1 WEEK 5 Accounts of the Origin of the Guan and Ethnic Groups in the Savannah Zone of Ghana How can we know where a people came from when different communities tell different stories about their origins? This question is central to the study of migration history. The origins of ethnic…