This no-prep lesson engages students in close-read activities about the geography of Africa and its effects on humans. After a mini lecture and brief video, students read and annotate a passage covering the geography and early civilizations of Africa (Egypt, Carthage, Ghana, Mali, Zimbabwe). They annotate and complete a graphic organizer based on a reading passage as well as completing a map. The resource includes all lesson components: slides with a warm-up and short lecture, brief video, stude