Nigeria:

A (Brief) History

Do Now - Vocabulary
Please Define the following to the best of your ability
on a sheet of paper:
Culture
Equality
Standard of living
Language
Education
Nationalism

Once you finish,

Write out as many
African Countries
that you know!

Vocabulary Answers
Culture - Total way of life
Equality - the state of being equal, especially in status, rights, and opportunities.
Standard of living - A level of material well-being, as measured by education,
housing, and healthcare

Language - the method of human communication, either spoken or written,

consisting of the use of words in a structured and conventional way.

Education - the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge

Nationalism - the belief that people should be loyal mainly to their nation -that is,
to the people with whom they share a culture and history -rather than to a king or empire

Did You Get Them All?

Algeria
Angola

Gabon
Gambia

Benin
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Democratic Republic of Congo
Republic of Congo
Cote d'Ivoire
Djibouti
Egypt
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea

Ghana
Guinea
Guinea Bissau
Kenya
Lesotho

Liberia
Libya
Madagascar
Malawi
Mali
Mauritania
Mauritius
Morocco
Mozambique
Namibia
Niger
Nigeria
Reunion
Rwanda
Sao Tome and Principe
Senegal
Seychelles
Sierra Leone

Senegal
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Somalia
South Africa
South Sudan
Sudan
Swaziland
Tanzania
Togo
Tunisia
Uganda
Zambia
Zimbabwe

Background
Nigeria was a British colony until 1960 when it gained
independence.
The country was thrown into total civil war by 1967 due to
various cultural and political groups fighting for power.
It would not be until 1999 for Nigeria to regain democracy
after 32 years and several military takeovers.

Painting Observation
What do all these paintings have in common?

Current Government
The current president of
Nigeria is Goodluck
Jonathan, who has held
his seat since 2010.

We teach girls to shrink themselves

To make themselves smaller
We say to girls,
You can have ambition
But not too much
You should aim to be successful
But not too successful
Otherwise you will threaten the man.
-Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Simulation

#BringBackOurGirls
Nearly a month ago, 276 girls
were abducted from their
school.
The US and UK have sent
help to try and find the girls.
The abductors said that
women should not be
educated and instead
should get married off.

Women in Nigeria
Nigeria ranks 106 out of 136 countries ranked
on the Global Gender Gap Index.
In certain Nigerian states, Sharia law is
enforced, meaning women can be
sentenced to extreme punishments
(including death) for not adhering to the
muslim code.

Marriage
Nigeria has some of the highest rates of early
marriage in the world.
When the girls are married off, they receive little to
no education. Only 2% of girls that get married
get an education.
3 out of 4 girls that are married off cannot read.

Candy Quiz!

Candy Quiz Questions

How do the roles/treatment of women in Nigeria differ
from women in the United States?
During the simulation, how did it feel to be a Nigerian
woman/man?
In what year did Nigeria gain their independence from the
British?
Who is the current President of Nigeria?

Candy Quiz Questions

What will you take away from this lesson?
What was the most interesting thing you learned?

Timing
Intro to group - 5 min
Do Now - 10 min
Painting Observation - 5 min
Video - 7 min
Candy Quiz - 10 min
Simulation - 5/10 minutes