HISTORY PROGRAM FOR ORDINARY LEVEL - MINISTRY OFEDUCATION NATIONAL CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT CENTRE (NCDC) BP 608 KIGALI REPUBLIC OF RWANDA
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REPUBLIC OF RWANDA MINISTRY OFEDUCATION NATIONAL CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT CENTRE (NCDC) BP 608 KIGALI HISTORY PROGRAM FOR ORDINARY LEVEL August 2008 1
Participants : Supurvisers GAHIMA Charles GATERA Augustin Curriculum developers 1. BACUMUWENDA Néhemiah 2. BARANYIZIGIYE Jeanne d’Arc 3. DUKUZE Bernard 4. KAYITESI Aurelia Teachers 1. KABANDA Innocent ; Groupe scolaire de Gahini 2. KARARA Elisha ; Lycée de Kigali 3. MUGENZIWIMANA Christophe ; Groupe Scolaire du Mont Kigali-APACE 4. MUSABYIMANA Pierre Damien ; Groupe Scolaire Saint Joséph Kabgayi 5. NCUNGURE Aimé ; Lycée de la Colombière. 6. NDYABAGYE Stephen ; Ecole secondaire de Kagarama 7. NSENGIYUMVA Innocent ; Groupe Scolaire Saint Aloys-Rwamagana 8. NZABAMWITA Vianney ; ESSA Nyarugunga 9. TUSINGWIRE Grathias ; Nyamata High School Consultants 1. BUHIGIRO Jean Léonard-KIE 2. Dr BYANAFASHE Déo-NUR 3. Dr JYONI WA KAREGA-NUR 2
I. GENERAL INTRODUCTION This History Curriculum is directed to learners of the 1st year Cycle of Secondary Schools. Its origin is directed in the Vision 2020, in the Sectarian Policy of Education, in the Strategy of Reduction of Poverty, the Strategic plan of Education 2015, and in the Education for all…….It is in this sense that in the national context of the Government Towards: • To make the citizen know the Rwandese value and universal of peace, the respect of personal rights, gender equality, of democracy, of justice, of solidarity and of good governance. • To promote a moral education, intellectual, social, and professional towards the promotion of knowledge of competences and of attitudes which are services of durable development of the country? • To develop themselves, the Rwandese spirit of patriotism, the love of work and open spirit on the world. Also the Program is: • To permit a child who has finished primary to get familiar with both immediate and far environment. • To initiate the child with notions of peace, reconciliation, tolerance in his environment. • At the end of this cycle, the child will be open to the world and acquire knowledge of revolutions of societies and techniques of where he is now and his world of origin. Ordinary Level History Program is based on other disciplines for example Geography. 3
GENERAL ORIENTATIONS 1. The reduction of this program was inspired by two Approaches following: Progressive Approach: From this Approach towards the long, it is from this that the program of ‘0’ Level History Comprise of : 1. The History of Rwanda. 2. History of Africa. 3. History of outside World. 2. Participative approach. To boost the sense of critics for the student, it is from this reason that we proposed the “Teaching Activities” which gave the idea on the participation of learners. The Program is conceived in the Following ways: 1. The introduction. 2. The general introduction 3. The general objectives of the cycle. 4. The general objectives of each Year. 5. The detailed programme comprises: - The chapters - Suggested duration - A table of three colons, the first comprising of Specific objectives, followed by the notions on content and last Teaching Activities. 6. The Teaching activities 7. The evaluation approach 4
8. The particular factors. 9. Bibliographical references The History of Rwanda will be taught in all the ‘0’ Level Classes to help the Rwandese youth to understand the advantages of its society in full. 5
GENERAL 0BJECTIVES OF THE CYCLE At the end of the first Cycle of Secondary teaching, the Student will be able to: 1. Work with the critical spirit. 2. To find out the diverse Human experiences. 3. To live with the world without ethnic, religious distinction or other forms of discrimination and of exclusion that led to genocide of Tutsi in 1994. 4. To promote the culture of peace, tolerance and of reconciliation and the love of the homeland. 1rst YEAR 1. GENERAL 0BJECTIVES 1. Describe the origin and expansion of Rwanda. 2. Locate Rwanda in time and in space. 3. Show the place of Africa in pre- history. 4. Describe the contribution of Africa to other civilizations of the World. 5. Describe the major African civilizations before and after the 17th Century. 6. Describe the organisation of African States. 7. Show the negative consequences of slave trade on opening out the civilisation of African empires. 6
2. DETAILED PROGRAM CHAPTER 1. GENERAL INTRODUCTION Duration: 4 Periods SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES CONTENT TEACHING/LEARNING ACTIVITIES - Give the two 1. INTRODUCTION OF senses/means of the word HISTORY “History”. Definition of History - From the student’s approach - The past and through exchanging of - Show the role of the past - The Science of Human information, show the two for understanding the past senses of the word ’’History’’ present preparing for the Objective of History future Study of man and his relations and ideas and - Justify the importance of deeds -The learners share what they learning History know on the notions and Notion of the deeds of their points of view - Distinguish the notion of comprehension of history comprehension of History - The time - The past, the generation - Place on the timeline - The Era, the Epoch, historical events Lineage, century 7
- The millennium, decade - Make the exercises on the - Explain the difference and date localization of events on the between the Christian era Timeline timeline and Moslem Era The Christian and Moslem Era The major periods of History • Europe - Insist on the events that - Explain the different - Antiquity Marked the beginning and the periods of History (Europe - Middle age end of each period. Place and Rwanda) - Modern time (present) these events in time. - Contemporary times • Rwanda - The contemporary times ( 1900 up to today) - The ancient time (origin to 1900) 8
1st Part: HISTORY OF ANCIENT RWANDA Chapter 1: THE SOURCES OF HISTORY OF RWANDA Duration: 2 Periods SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES CONTENTS TEACHING/LEARNING ACTIVITIES 1.1. The sources of - With the help of different - Differentiate the sources history of Rwanda materials (example: Pottery of History of Rwanda The sources of pieces, harp of Sebatunzi, Archaeology or impuzu, films that show - Explain the different sources material remnants). Show how that leads of history of Rwanda and The oral sources. to the understanding of the past. show their importance The written sources. The Audio-visual - Make the visits on the places: in sources. Museum and sites of Archeology. Linguistic sources Anthropology Artistic sources 9
Chapter 2. THE PRE-HISTORY AND THE POPULATION OF RWANDA Duration: 3 periods SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES CONTENTS TEACHING ACTIVITIES 2.1. The pre-history of Rwanda - Show to learners the results of Stone age the Archeological research in - Identify the different sites of - Middle Stone Age. affectivity, corresponding to pre-history of Rwanda. - The site of the stone and sites recognised Iron Age internationally - Locate the different sites on - Utilize the map to locate the the map Archeological sites. - Make visits of some sites. 2.2. The ancient - Through observation of the settlement of Rwanda map of the population of - Show the ancient ways of the Rwanda, the extracts of texts, peoples of Rwanda. the pictures which show the evolution of man, make the learners see that Rwanda had Ancient people. 10
Chapter 3. ORIGIN, FORMATION AND EXPANSION OF THE KINGDOM OF RWANDA UNTIL 19th Century. Duration : 8 periods SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE CONTENTS TEACHING/LEARNING ACTIVITIES 3.1 Definition of terms: - Explain and indicate the terms Lineage, clan, nation - Ask learners to mention their that lies on social clans and what they know organization of Rwanda 3.2. Foundation of Rwandan about them. Basing on their kingdom responses, the teacher explains - Show the elements that different clans, lineage and explain the foundation of the nation. kingdom of Rwanda - With the help of base of origin - Explain how chiefdoms were 3.3. From the lineages to the of kingdom of Rwanda formed its lineages chiefdoms Gihanga, Kigwa, Sabizeze… show to learners the symbiosis - From the traditional lineage and the complementality of organization, show the Rwandan clans in the political elements which prove the life and social life of the existence of social cohesion ancient Rwanda. 11
- Describe the political 3.4 Political organization of - The ministry, story founders organization of principalities Principalities before the imaginative history before the formation of the formation of Rwandan - Illustrate with a scheme the Rwandan kingdom Kingdom political organisation of principalities. - Locate on the map the cradle 3.5. Territorial expansion of - With the help of the map, show of the Nyiginya dynasty. Rwanda the expansion of Rwanda and insist on the role of each monarchy in the process of - Describe briefly the works of expansion the monarchies, more important in the territorial 3.6. The most important - Using a map show how the expansion of Rwanda. Monarchies: expansion of Rwanda happened Ruganzu Bwimba and insist on the role of Each Kigeri Mukobanya Monarchy in the conquest. Ruganzu Ndori. Cyirima Rujugira. - The learners can write in their Yuhi Ndabarasa books what they understand on Yuhi Gahindiro these Mutara Rwogera monarchies and exchange ideas Kigeri Rwabugiri concerning territorial expansion of Rwanda. 12
Chapter 4. THE CIVILISATION OF ANCIENT RWANDA Duration : 10 periods SPECIFICS OBJECTIVES CONTENTS TEACHING/LEARNING ACTIVITIES 4.1. Notions of Civilisation - From example of the current life - Explain the notion of 4.2. The Components of the (Way of clothing, feeding and civilisation Civilisation the rite etc) ask the learners to find out what civilisation is 4.3. Social organisation of and its components. the Rwandese - Give and explain the elements traditional Society: - Give a homework to learners of civilisation. family, lineage (minor to identify different practices and major), clan found in the Rwandan Marriage traditional society .The work Solidarity :Guhora can be done in small groups. (vendetta), gutabarana (se porter secours), - Show a film, photos and ubudehe (commun pictures on the traditional work) marriage. - Tell learners to identify the Division of work : value which drives forward to 13
- Activities reserved to the different types of social women. relations (alliance, division of - Activities reserved to work) men. - Describe the division of work in - Activities reserved to - Learners exchange ideas on the family lineage. children. the activities exercised by the children and see if this division remains the same today 4.4. Cultural organisation - In the following lesson make research with learners about - Oral literature musical instruments or their Choregraphic art photos and ask students to draw these instruments. - Identify the different activities - Music: drums (ingoma), of culture which were practiced harp (inanga), iningiri, - The learners from the in traditional Rwanda. ikondera, umuduri, traditional ancient song or ikembe, flûte some of harp (umwironge)... (Nyiramibambwe, Nyirabisabo, Benimana….) - The learners show the deeds 14
(works) or elements of history that are relative. - Organise a visit to the Museum. - Explanation or commentary of terms on the traditional religion. The traditional - Organise a discussion on the religion : traditional religion. - The beliefs - Explain the conception of - Conception of Imana Imana, Abazimu, Imandwa and - Omniprésence of Nyabingi in traditional Rwanda. Abazimu - Imandwa - Describe the relative rites to - Rites of uguterekera cults and ancestors, of and ukubandwa Ryangombe, Imandwa and of Nyabingi. Rites : - Tell learners to research on - gusohora umwana information on the ceremonies (give name to a child) which were made at the - Give the rites accepted by - Sexual initiation (at occasion of traditional rites. Rwanda to some major events home at 12 years of of life, birth, marriage and death age for girls) 15
- Marriage - Death ceremonies gucana igiti, kwirabura and kwera - Taboos and forbidden things: - kwica nyamanza, - kwicara ku isekuru, gucira ku ityazo. - Show the interdicted or 4.5. Political and Military forbidden places or taboos in Organisation. - With the help of a chart the the traditional society. teacher helps learners to 4.5.1.Political organisation appreciate the administrative structure of the central 4.5.1.1.Administrative structure monarchical power. and central power : Umwami (king) Umugabekazi (queen- mother) Abiru (ritualists) Abatware b’intebe 16
- Present the structure of power 4.5.1.2.The Major divisions of of central monarchy and administration and determine the role played by their chiefs each of these personalities. (administrative entities) - With the map, help learners to Ibiti (districts) locate the districts (ibiti) of Ibikingi : pre-colonial Rwanda around Umutware w’ 1890. ubutaka (chief of - Describe the major land), administrative divisions and Umutware identify the role of three local w’umukenke (chief chiefs. of ….) Umutware w’ingabo (chief of the army) - Describe and locate the semi- 4.5.1.3. The administrative - With the help of a chart, ask autonomous regions, Bukunzi- structure of semi- learners to show knowledge of Busozo. autonomous regions: the administrative structure of Bukunzi-Busozo semi-autonomous regions of (Kinyaga) Bukunzi and Busozo (Article of NTEZIMANA). 17
- Use the map and locate the semi – autonomous regions of Bushiru, Buhoma, Bwanamwari - Present the role of army in form of a chart. Insist on the bravery and patriotism in different wars of conquest. - Explain the role of the army in 4.5.2.The role of army in traditional Rwanda. ancient Rwanda 4.6.Economic Organisation - Make inventories with learners of all sorts of cultures and 4.6.1. Agriculture domestics animals which they The cultivated : know and show which of them Potatoes (ibijumba) encumbered in pre-colonial Peas (amashaza) Rwanda. sorghum (amasaka) banana (insina) millet (uburo) Legumes(isogo,isogi, 18
ibisusa) grains (inzuzi) tobacco (itabi) -Through questioning and responses, tell learners to find 4.6.2. Cattle keeping out cows and other domestic animals. Cows Sheep, goats, …… - Show the Traditional agriculture - Visit Museums to see the and livestock keeping and their 4.6.3. Artisan traditional artisan products and diversity. The principal domains insist on the particular role of of artisan : potteries, fire, wars of conquest and black smith, cutting agricultural production. timber, hunting,hoes, - Explain the principal domains skin habit of the Rwandan traditional The zones of production artisans. of fire objects: Buramba, - Buberuka - With the help of the map of Rwanda, show regions where - Site the commercialised products were obtained and products in pre-colonial 4.6.4. Commerce sold. Show to learners that Rwanda and locate the regions Agricultural production there existed some markets e.g where products were obtaind Livestock production (Bitare of Mashyiga (Kayenzi) and sold. Artisan products. and locate some on the map 19
Barter trade. Exchange of - Read and explain the causes goods and consequences of famines - Indicate the means of payment 4.7. Famine and Epizooties - With the help of different utilised. documents read an extract of text concerning ubuhake, Ubukonde and uburetwa and 4.8. SociAl, Political and help the learners to understand Economic dependence of the importance of two pre-colonial Rwanda institutions in socio- politico - Explain the cause and the and economic relations among consequences of famine in pre- Ubuhake the Rwandese colonial Rwanda Ubukonde Uburetwa - Explain the socio-political and economic dependence of pre- colonial Rwanda. - Locate the regions or zones of Rwanda where Ubuhake and Ubukonde were dominant. 20
2nd Part: HISTORY OF AFRICA Chapter 1: AFRICA, CRADLE LAND OF HUMANITY Duration: 4 periods SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES CONTENTS TEACHING/LEARNING ACTIVITIES 1.1. Geographical content of Africa -Describe the geographical Physical description of - With the help of the Map context of Africa Africa show the student the physical - Isolated continent characteristics of Africa - Massive continent Show that Africa is the - Hot continent continent lived by the - With the help of documents on Ancients 1.2. Appearance of 1st the Archeological research and man a map of Africa, help learners Africa the cradle of find out that the first man was humanity found in Africa 1.3. The Pre-history - With images, photos and art civilisation of Africa make a discovery with - Describe the civilisations of Pre- The civilisation of learners on the characteristics historic Africa Palaeolithic period of each age of civilisation of 21
Civilisation of pre-history Neolithic Metal age Chapter 2. THE EGYPTIAN CIVILISATION Duration: 6 periods SPECIFICS OBJECTIVES CONTENTS TEACHING/LEARNING ACTIVITIES 2.1.The major periods of -Describe the great period of Egyptian History - Observation and commentaries Egyptian history The old kingdom (2780- of pictures of reliefs, 2230) monuments, pyramids etc.. The middle kingdom (2130-1600) The new kingdom (1500- 1200) 2.2. Organisation structure of Egypt Political and military - Find out from the texts - Present the political, military, organisation information for better social and religious Social and religious understanding of Egyptian organisation of Egypt organisation civilisation. 22
2.3. Importance of the Nile Valley - Explain the importance of the Zone of population - On the basis of documents of Nile Valley. Agriculture, irrigation, KBO tell the learners to show Navigation. the role of water like the Nile on the life of the population 2.4. Principal Heritages of Ancient Egypt - Describe the principal heritage The construction, pyramids, of Ancient Egypt temples Arts, pyramids, statue, bas reliefs Sciences hieroglyphies, calenders, astronomies, technics of irrigation, mathematics, medicine etc 23
Chapiter 3. OTHER MAJOR IMPORTANT CIVILISATIONS Duration: 6 periods SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES CONTENTS TEACHING/LEARNING ACTIVITIES 3.1. The Kushitic civilisation - Locate on the map the different The kingdom of Kush, - Explain the role of iron working civilisations and show the Meroe, Napata in the course of kushitic specific elements of each Metallurgy of fire civilisation and Meroe. civilisation. (Metals) - The role played by Carthage in 3.2. The Carthaginian the region of the Mediterranean - Explain the characteristics of civilisation each civilisation. Political and military civilisation Economic civilisation: Fishing, Commerce, agriculture Decline - Describe other elements of 3.3. The Nok civilisation civilisation of Axum Kingdom. (south of Nigeria) Iron working 24
- From the text, the helps learners 3.4 Christian Ethiopia to discover the role of port Tradionational religion Adulis in commercial Ezana transaction between Asia, Adulis Port Mediterranean basin and Africa. Axum town Commerce - With a demonstration of Arts Stele, Obelisk precious stones, the teacher will help the learners to find out the - Show that the commercial 3.5. Commercial role of the precious products exchanges between Africa and relations between - Show the role played by other people of the World have Africa and precious stones, wood skins etc been there for a long time. Mediterranean basin before 7th Century Participants Means of exchange Precious stones Leopard skins Wood 25
Chapter 4. AFRICA OF THE 7th AND 18th CENTURIES Duration: 12 Periods SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES CONTENT TEACHING/LEARNING ACTIVITIES -To identify factors for 4.1.Trans Saharan trade - With the help of a map the development and decline of Origin and organisation teacher a shows the location trans Saharan trade Factors for the rise and of Saharan desert development. - The students draw a map Problems faced. showing the trade routes of Decline and consequences trans Saharan trade. - Teacher discusses with the students factors for the development and decline of trans Saharan trade. - With the help of text books, 4.2. The West African empires students should draw and -Describe the origin, Ghana Empire locate different empires of expansion, political, social, Mali empire West Africa and economic organization Songhai empire and the decline of West Kanem Bornu - Through comparative Study African Empires. of different empires, show the elements which prove that 26
Africa was administratively well organized - With the help of text books and maps, the teacher will help learners to identify the - To describe the organisation 4.3 Trans Atlantic slave trade routes. and identify factors for trade development and Origin consequences of trans Factors for development Atlantic slave trade on organisation Africa Decline/consequences -Show the ancient existence of 4.4 The Expansion of Islam towns and insist on the - Explain the impact of in West Africa impact of Islam in the west Islam in West Africa The means; Jihad, African Kingdoms commerce, education. The pillars of Islam. - Give homework to assist in The elements of getting information on Islam civilization of Moslems. Consequences of Islam in Africa. 4.5 Jihads 27
Causes and consequences - Locate on a map these empires Leaders of the Jihads e.g and contribution of the leaders Uth man dan fodio,Al of the jihads. - To identify causes and Hajji Umar, Ahmed Bello effects of jihads in West etc Africa Islamic states e.g Sokoto, Tokolor, Mandika 4.6. The kingdom of - Using the Information from central Africa text books on the History of A case study of the kingdom East Africa or Africa show of Kongo the social, political and economic organization of Kongo - Describe the Organization 4.7. The kingdom of East Africa of the Kingdom of Kongo - Using the Information from A Case Study of Buganda text books on the History of Kingdom East Africa or Africa show the social, political and economic organization of -Describe the 4.8. The kingdom of South Africa Buganda Organization of the A Case Study of the Kingdom of Buganda KIngdom of Monomotapa. - With the aid/help of photos 28
- Describe the organisation of show to learners the remnants kingdom Monomotapa. of these Empires. A case study of Monomotapa 2nd YEAR GENERAL OBJECTIVES 1. Show the Renaissance of the African states in the 19th century. 2. Describe the mechanisms of the colonial conquest. 3. Justify the impact of the colonisation on the traditional societies. 4. Show through history the role of the scientific and technological research in the fight against poverty. 5. Show the relationship (of cause and effect) between the progress of ideas and liberties /progress of human rights. 29
DETAILED PROGRAM 1st PART: HISTORY OF AFRICA Chapter 1. EXPLORATION OF AFRICA IN THE 15th CENTURY AND ITS CONSEQUENCES Duration : 4 Periods SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES CONTENTS TEACHING /LEARNING ACTIVITIES - Explain the causes of 1.1. Definition of - Show on a map the path exploration of Africa. exploration of every explorer 1.2. The causes of exploration - Show the role of principal of Africa explorers in the discovery of 1.3. The principal explorers : - Tell learners to discuss the Africa. Diego Cao, causes and reasons why some Barthromew Diaz, people visited Africa - Show on a map the path of the Vasco da Gama great travellers. 30
- Give the consequences of the 1.4. The consequences of contacts on Africa. exploration on Africa - Show on the map the principal The creation of places of commerce commercial places. The discovery of the route to India. Prepration for colonisation of Africa. 31
Chapter 2. AFRICA IN THE 19th AND THE 20 th CENTURIES. Duration : 8 Periods SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES CONTENTS TEACHING /LEARNING ACTIVITIES - Explain/show the role of the 2.1 East Africa coastal states .Outline together with learners Arab influence in East Africa o Sultans of the coast or those states and students locate the coastal states coastal states. o Civilisation of the Swahili (Art, commerce, - Insist on the birth of Kiswahili. Agriculture, Fishing, Weaving) - Describe factors for the coming 2.2 Portuguese influences on The teacher explains reasons for of the porrtuguese and their the E.African coast the coming of the Portuguese. influence to the people of o Reasons for their E.africa coming. o Activities, effects and decline 32
-To describe the organisation and 2.3 Long distance trade With the help of text books and explain the effects of long Rise Organisation Effects maps, the teacher will help distance trade. learners to identify the trade 2.4. Ngoni migration routes and participants. - Explain the origin,causes and o Who were the Ngoni consequences of the expansion o The causes of the Ngoni in South Africa o Course of Ngoni migration. - With the help of texts show the o Consequences of Ngoni reasons ,course and -Identify the agents of colonial migration. consequences of the Ngoni conquest and locate on a map expansion their routes. 2.5. The colonial conquest -Explain reasons for their 2.5.1. Definition of colonisation. coming and their consquences 2.5.2.Agents of colonial conqest - To show areas/countries where they operated. - Explorers eg Henry Murton - With the help of a map, the Stanly, Dr Livingstone etc and will help students to locate -Define colonisation their roles. areas where these agents - Missionaries, problems faced operated. -Explain the causes of effects and their roles. - The teacher will discuss with imperialism - Chartered companies, their students their consequences. leaders, where they operated and their roles 33
- Explain the reasons for the 2.6. Causes of colonisation : - Using a method of questions summoning of the Berlin - Search for the raw materials, and answers learners will explain conference - Search for markets, the reasons for colonisation – Evangelisation - Areas for settlement -The teacher will guide learners o Reasons for the surmmoning to identify different methods of the Berlin conference used in acquiring colonies. -Identify different methods used 2.7 Methods of acquiring -With the help of text books, the by Europeans to acqire colonies. colonies learners will identify examples o Treaty signing of collaborators and note o Military force reasons for their collaboration. o Divide and rule. Etc - Describe the different forms of 2.7. The reactions of In a short conversation give reactions to the presence of Africans to colonial different types of resistances Europeans Conquest -With the help of text books the -To explain the reasons for 2.7.1 Collaborators teacher show the reasons for collaboration. e.g Mutesa 1 of Buganda, resistance and reasons why those Lenana of Masai, etc resistances failed 34
- Describe the methods of 2.7.2. Resistances -The teacher will guide learners resistance employed in Nama-Herero to suggest different coolonial different regions of Africa Msiri(Yeke of Shaba) administrative systems. Kabalega(Bunyoro) - Explain the causes,course and Samori Toure(Madinka) the effects of these resistance. Maji Maji. Reasons for the failure of the - Show and explain properly the resistances during the reasons for the failure of the colonial conquest. resistances against the colonial conquest 2.1. The Colonial Systems of - Explain the colonial systems of Administration administration. French : Assimilation / Association - Explain their characteristics British : Indirect Rule and reasons why they were Belgian : Paternalism, used. Indirect Rule Portuguese : ssimilation. German : Indirect Rules, Direct rules 35
PART 2: HISTORY OF COLONIAL RWANDA Chapter I. RWANDA DURING GERMAN COLONISATION (1897-1916) Duration : 14 periods SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES CONTENTS TEACHING /LEARNING ACTIVITIES - Show examples of 1.1. Rwanda’s contact with - Learners will mention explorers who came to the out side world. explorers whom they think Rwanda. came to Rwanda - Present the factors that led to 1.2. German Occupation : - In small groups, learners will German occupation of Berlin conference discuss the factors that helped Rwanda. Territorial exploration the Europeans to come to Imposition of the Protectorate Rwanda. - Show the chronological stages Creation of Administrative in the occupation of Rwanda Posts - With the help of a map help Military Administration learners to show posts which 1897-1906). were created by the Germans: (Cyangugu, Gisenyi, Ruhengeri….). 36
- Show the methods that were Demarcation of the boundaries - With the help of some used to fix boundaries in the of Rwanda in 1910. conversations or some films Eastern region and northern explain to learners the steps of region in Rwanda in 1910. German military conquest. - With the help of a Map tell Learners to compare the boundaries of 1910 with the boundaries of today 1.3. German Administration - Tell Learners to draw a map - Show different methods that Protectorate regime : showing how Germans were used by the Germans. Method of administration came to Rwanda. (Indirect Rule). - Identify the Regions which Repression of the revolt during - Ask Learners what they know revolted against Musinga and Musinga’s rule. about (Indirect Rule) and indicate the attitude of the A group of rebels. harmonise it with that point. Germans towards those - Rukara, Ndungutse, revolts. Basebya - Try to tell Learners the song of - Nyiragahumuza Rukara, the Son of Bishingwe - Rukura : Gisaka. and ask them the activities of History which they have learnt from that Song. 37
- Describe how christian 1.4. The coming of missionaries - Give an activity to Learners to churches were built in Rwanda Reasons go and ask elderly men and and how they helped to change The Strategies of conversion Women something concerning the lives of the people, The Activities. religious confessions and their economy and morals of the realisations. Banyarwanda. - Give an activity to Learners to go and ask elderly men and Women something concerning world war - Identify the causes of the First 1.5. The First World War in Rwanda - Using text books, the teacher World War in Rwanda. The causes of the War. will help learners to identify The course of the War. the consequences of world - Describe in detail how the First The consequences of the War on war in Rwanda World war was conducted in Rwanda. Rwanda - Famine: Rumanura - The end of German- - Describe the consequences of Colonisation and the Beginning the first world war in Rwanda of Belgian Colonisation - Make an assessment of the system of German Administration in Rwanda. 38
- Present the project of the 1.6. The assessment or results of the - Ask students to point out the Germans concerning the German colonisation of Rwanda achievements of German building of the railway line and Political adminstration in Rwanda waterways and how it would Economic have helped to improve the Social Economy of Rwanda Cultural 39
Chapter 2. RWANDA UNDER BELGIAN COLONISATION 1916-1962 Duration : 16 Periods. SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES CONTENTS EACHING /LEARNING ACTIVITIES 2.1. Belgian Military Occupation 1916-1926 - Justify the passive resistance of The different reforms during - Start a conversation with Musinga before the changing that Period : learners citicising the reform of the reforms initiated by the - Judicial Reforms 1917. enterprises of the Belgian colonisers and slow destruction - Religious Reforms colonisers. of the Kingdom. - Fiscal Reforms 1917 - Administrative Reforms. The affairs of Gisaka and the - Explain why the British moved Orts-Milner convention of - Inform the learners about the from their Place and Occupied 1919 people who started and those Gisaka. - The Project of the British who solved the problems of concerning the building of Gisaka - Give the Impact of the Orts- the railway line from Cape Milner convention of 1919 to Cairo - The request in favour of the - Explain the request regarding return of Gisaka the recovery of that territory 2.2. Belgian Mandate 1926- 1946 40
- Describe the administrative - Discuss in groups on the reforms of 1926-1932 and the Definition of the Mandate. politics of dividing people so deposition of King Yuhi V 2.2.1. Political that they can rule them easily Musinga. Transformation showing some of the good things that were done by the - Give the administrative The Administrative colonialists but favouring hierarchy of the Mortehan reforms of some groups more than the reform 1926-1932 (Mortehan others; this laid a basis for reform) Genocide in Rwanda - Show the consequences of the Deposition of King abolition of the three Yuhi V Musinga - Using questions and answers hierarchies of chiefs(chief of Organigram of the (brainstorming) ask Learners the land, chief in charge of Mortehan Reform.or a to mention some cash crops pastoralism and chief of the new picture created by which are grown in their army) Mortehan reform. Home Areas .Using their Tutsisation type of answers show them cash crops Administration which were brought by the - Give a report of the Belgian Colonialists. colonisation in the domain of agriculture and pastoralism 2.2.2. Economic transformation : - Explain to the learners how the - Locate on the map the agro- research in agriculture and pastoral research centres and Agriculture and pastoralism which was done indicate the specialities pastoralism by the colonialists helped to 41
- Explain why the Belgians The agro –pastoral improve the former type forced the Rwandese to grow research Centre : certain types of crops, to plant Rubona and Songa trees and to mine some The Mines. - Show to learners how the Minerals research for minerals was neglected compared to the - Indicate the period of the research which was done in installation of the societies Congo dealing with minerals in Artisan : Brick Laying, Rwanda Carpentry, Tailoring, Masonry, Repairing or - Give to learners a homework - Give the names of the societies, rehabilitating which consists of articraft the regions where they operate products in Rwanda and after and the minerals mined there that the teacher will show learners were those which - Indicate the domain in the brought by the colonialists artisan which is seen - Give some points showing how Rwandese Commerce was Trade - Using some discussions show conducted concerning the learners how commerce exchange of products, ways of which was introduced by the paying and how they are colonialists opened Africa to transported to different Places the outside the World 42
and means of communication Mechanism of colonial exploitation : Work - Present certain mechanisms of which needs force colonial exploitation compulsory cultures fiscal system - Explain social and cultural transformations 2.2.3. Socio-cultural transformation Establishment of Schools Establishment of Churches - Describe the economic and Establisment of Hospitals. - Organise a debate showing the political reforms introduced by good things and bad things the colonial regime 2.3. The Belgian trusteeship that were done by the (1946-1962) colonialists. The definition of the regime The Principles of the regime The ten year plan. Installation of the consultative council. The Steps of the 43
- Describe the steps of the decolonisation of Rwanda - Try and show the difference decolonisation of Rwanda - The starting of the between the Mandate democratisation of (authoritative command) and institutions (Different the regime (Government in Elections in the Consultative Power) Council) - The birth and actions of - Explain things which made the political parties (political Belgians prepare for ten years Leaders divided people putting in action the plan of according to ethnic the consultative council. differences). - The change of political alliances. - Unusual things that Happened in 1959. - A Political Party PARMEHUTU achieved its - With the help of texts or independence and discussions with learners give institutionalisation of Ethnic the political programs of the Exclusion. political parties. - To achieve independence 44
- Analyse or assess the Belgian 2.5 Assessment of - Show Learners that the colonisation of Rwanda Belgian colonisation Belgian programs had good of Rwanda intentions or objectives but it was different in practice 45
PART 3: HISTORY OF NORTH AMERICA AND EUROPE IN THE 19th CENTURY Chapter I: THE CENTURY OF ENLIGHTNMENT Duration : 15 Periods SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES CONTENTS TEACHING /LEARNING ACTIVITIES 1.1. Characteristics of the ideas of Enlightnment Ideas of freedom - Present in detail the Ideas of equality characteristics of the ideas of The ideas of principal Philosophers: - Using questions and Era of light in the 18th Century John Locke, Montesque, Rousseau, answers tell the learners Voltaire to define the terms The encyclopeadists: Denis Diderot, liberty and equality then Madame Lambert in brief conversation Definition of the Term “Revolution’’. show how philosophers of light used some terms. -Define the term “Revolution’’ 1.2. American war of independence - With the help of a map The Settlement of North America show learners different The causes and consequences of steps of the settlement of 46
- Present the population of North American Revolution North America. America Independence of 13 American colonies - Using conversation, - Describe the causes, course and explain to learners’ consequences of the War of reasons which made liberation of thirteen colonies. Americans start a war of independence from their - Determine the impact of the colonisers (British). French philosophers of the 18th Century on the liberation movement of the thirteen colonies - Show the causes of the French 1.3. French Revolution - Using an extract from the Revolution of 1789. Causes text, find out from the - Social inequality learners social and - Political causes political inequalities and - Economic situation in economy in French - Influence of the ideas of Philosophers society before the - American revolution French Revolution. The course of the French Revolution - The estates - General assembly ; 47
- Constituent assembly ; - With the help of the line - National constituent of timeline, locate and assembly ; comment in detail the - Constitutional monarch ; course of the French - The republic ; revolution. - The directory ; - The consulat ; - The empire - Diffusion of ideas of the - Present in Detail the Work of revolution Napoleon between 1795-1815 1.1. The France under Napoleon Rise Achievements Decline 1.5. The industrial revolution The Scientific Progress and - Show a film on Technology. Napoleon or show - Identify the scientific progress - First industrial Revolution : photographs and help and technology of the 18th (Invention of the Machine which learners to identify the century in Europe which was Uses water, Carbon…as a Source of realisations/successes of the origin of the industrial Energy) Napoleon. revolution. - The Second Industrial Revolution: 48
Utilisation of new Sources of - With the help of Energies: Gas, Petrol, Thermal pictures and Energy and Hydro –Electric) photographs find out for the learners the The Inventions progress of science and technology which took place because of the first and second industrial revolution. - Cite as much as possible the inventions of that time. - Give the factors of industrial The Factors of Industrial - With the help of Books development in Britain. Development and maps help learners - Workers who are Qualified to locate the Industrial - Scientific Research and Advanced zones in Europe of Technology. the19th Century - Presence of raw Materials and which are Cheap. - Different Ways of Transporting People and goods (Railway Line, Bridges, Vehicles ) 49
- Locate on the European map The Industrial zones of Europe in the great industrial zones. the19th Century - Rhur (Germany) - Manchester (England) - Birmingham (England) - Alsace –Lorraine (France) - Present the Consequences of the industrial revolution. The Consequences of Industrialisation - The emergence of capitalism and Liberalism. - Present the different forms of - The emergence of enterprises socialism (Cartel, Trust) - The Emergence of two social classes (The Middle Class and Proletariat). - The birth of Banks 50
Chapter 2. NORTH AMERICA IN THE 2nd HALF HALF OF THE 19th CENTURY Duration : 6 Periods SPECIFIC CONTENTS TEACHING /LEARNING OBJECTIVES ACTIVITIES - Describe the social stuation of 2.1 Economic and social - With the Help of Photos of North and Southern States of situation of North and People like (Lincoln, Thomas America. South of the United States Jefferson) together with - Show the stages of the War of of America Extracts from Texts, find out secession for the learners’ reason, parts 2.3. The war of succession and Effects of the War of - Show the role of the 2.4. Growth of American Secession. immigrants in the economic power developments of the United States of America 1850-1913 2.3.Instalation of the railway - Show learners the Wars of line passing in America Territorial Expansion of the United States of America - Explain the Middle Extension 2.4. Extension of the United (Far-West).Utilise the Map. of the United States of States of America America Purchasing or Buying (Florida) Negotiatiation (Louisiane) - Force War of Conquest (New Mexique, California) 51
3rd YEAR GENERAL OBJECTIVES OF THE 3rd YEAR 1. To show the interest of reconciling the tradition and modernity for a durable development. 1. To show the disadvantages of the war and interest of future preventions of war. 2. To justify the importance of independence and democracy of countries. 3. To explain the consequences of Genocide of Tutsi of 1994. 52
DETAILED PROGRAM 1st PART: ASIA IN THE SECOND MIDDLE PERIOD OF THE 19TH CENTURY Chapter 1. JAPAN Duration : 3 Periods SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES CONTENTS TEACHING /LEARNING ACTIVITIES 1. Japan before 1868 Political and Economic - Explain the Japanese approach Situation. - Locate Japan on the map and for The Meiji revolution. organise a debate on the starting of their development. The results of the Meiji reconciliation between revolution tradition and Modernity. 2. The Expansion of Japan in Asia - Explain the policy of The Sino-Japanese war expansionism of The Russo-Japanese - Organise a debate on the Japan war. Advantages of Japan expansionism 53
- Show the causes and consequences - Organise a debate with of the Japanese expansion learners on the advantages and inconveniences of opening on the world - With learners make lectures on the reasons for Japanese imperialism and its relation with other countries in the region 54
Chapter 2. CHINA Duration: 3 Periods SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES CONTENTS TEACHING /LEARNING ACTIVITIES 1. Chinese society - Describe the origin of Chinese Origin of China. societies Ancient population. - Locate China on the map High population. - Show learners that China is an old nation with a big population that developed a 2. The elements of Chinese brilliant civilization - Show the elements of Chinese civilization civilisation. Writing - The teacher together with Papers students the contributions of Religion, architecture Chinese civilisation to original modern world Gun Powder 55
2nd PART: THE WORLD WARS AND THEIR CONSEQUENCES Chapter 1. THE FIRST WORLD WAR Duration: 8 Periods SPECIFIC CONTENTS TEACHING OBJECTIVES /LEARNING ACTIVITIES 1.1. The 1st World War. Long term causes - Project a film on the 1st - Explain the long term and - The international rivals World war and give a immediate causes of the first (Moroccan Crisis of 1906) necessary documentation world war The economic and military causes on the battles of that war - The economic and military rivals - Organise a discussion on - The course of Armament the causes of the 1st World war and its consequences. - Describe the course of the first The political causes world war - The spirit of nationalism - Show to learners what the - The alliances course of the war was, and show how it would have The immediate causes been prevented. - Sarajevo incident - The course - Comment on the tables showing the loss of 56
- Give the consequences of the The Consequences of the 1st Human life first world World War - Show to the learners that - Division of German Colonies Rwanda was colonized by - Destruction of Property and loss Germany and then of life (Human life) Belgium and that - Creation of the League of Jeopardized Germany’s Nations. plans in Rwanda (Railway - The Versailles Treaty Project, Navigation - The enrichment of Certain Rusumo-Kigali) Countries (USA, CANADA, BRAZIL, MEXICO, AUSTRALIA, ARGENTINA) 57
Chapter 2 .BETWEEN TWO WARS Duration: 6 periods SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES CONTENTS TEACHING /LEARNING ACTIVITIES 2.1. Versailles treaty -With the help of the text - Explain the terms of Versailles Terms extracted from the books, treaty and how it was Achievements and the teacher will guide unrealistic failures students to find out how - Show the reasons for the Versailles led to short lived failure of league of nations 2.2. League of Nations peace Aims -With the help of concrete Achievements and examples, the teacher will reasons for failures guide learners to find out the weaknesses of league of nations - Give the causes of the 1929 economic crisis - Show to learners the texts 2.3. The Economic Crisis of describing the financial - Show the consequences of the 1929 crisis of 1929 1929 crisis or the World plan Causes effects - Show the linkage between the crisis of1929 and the Increase of totalitarian 58
regimes in Europe (Fascism and Nazism) - Give the Characteristics of these two regimes - Help learners to be able to 2.4. The Increase of compare the Phenomenon Totalitarian regimes in between Fascism and Nazism Europe and what took place in Fascism Rwanda. (Ref.: The Second Nazism Republic) 59
Chapter: 3. THE SECOND WORLD WAR Duration: 8 Periods SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES CONTENTS TEACHING /LEARNING ACTIVITIES -Give the long term Causes of 1. The long term causes of - The learner should make a the Second World War 2nd world war comparison between the Spanish war, (1936-1939) causes of the first World War - Show reasons for the failure of The Germany annexation of and that of the second World the League of Nations in the Czech and Austria War resolution of International The re-militarization of crisis Rhineland - Give immediate causes of the 2. The Immediate cause international crisis Invasion of Polland by German troops 1/9/1939 60
- Describe the course of the 3. The Course of the war Second World War 4. The Consequences of the - Project a film on the second second world war. World War. Put also at Loss of Lives and Material disposition of learners all the - Show all the consequences of Destruction. available documents on this the Second World War Emergency of Super Powers, War US and USSR. Division of the world in two - With the means of extracts of blocks, Capitalism(USA) and textbooks on the Communism (USSR) consequences, tell learners Creation of UNO and its that this war was occasioned Institutions especially by mistakes, more importantly (UNESCO, UNICEF, of the first World War UNDP)etc. Enrichment of Some Countries (USA, CANADA, BRAZIL, and MEXICO -Insist on the notion of super powers 61
CHAPTER 4: THE DECOLONIZATION Duration: 8 Periods SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES CONTENTS TEACHING /LEARNING ACTIVITIES - Expose the Ideas Under- 1. The causes of the - Through a lecture with Extracts tendencies for Independence decolonization. from texts make a Discovery The action of UNO. with Learners of the long term The human rights Charter. Causes and Multiple of the The anti-colonialist Decolonization. attitude of super powers, USA and USSR. The Second World War. (The demystification of a - Give homework on the Steps white man-Eye Opener). of the Decolonization. - Show the psychological The growth of effects of the Second world nationalism. - Give homework on the Steps war on the colonies The evolution of ideas of Independence and make a The conference of table on Dates, Political Bandoung. Parties, the Metropolitan and The role of some Christian Colonized Countries. churches and independent (a longer list). churches 62
2. Study case The examples of Asia: - Discuss the methods utilized - India by leaders to attain - Present briefly the political, - Indochina. independence. the leaders, and describe the The examples of Africa march towards independence -Ghana - Show the advantages and of each country -Republic of South disadvantages of each Africa strategy. - Algeria. - Angola - Make an observation with - D.R.Congo learners on Photos of African leaders. 63
3rd Part: THE INDEPENDENT RWANDA Chapter1. THE FIRST REPUBLIC (1962-1973) Duration: 6 Periods SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES CONTENTS TEACHING /LEARNING ACTIVITIES Explain the passage of first 1. Political evolution - The Learners will describe appearance of Multi-partism The functioning of new in some few words how to Mono-partism and their Republican institutions Rwanda got access to deeds. The Multipartism to independence. Monopartism - Show the dangers of private The management of - Through question and party of the population and different political crisis response, tell learners to its rights to the party The question of refugees define the term The attack of Inyenzi. “Independence’’ and - Show the consequences of The growth of ethnicism “Independence Outlook’’. exclusion on the regional Regionalism and ethnic base - Organize a debate on the The 1973 crisis advantages and - Enumerate the principal - Causes disadvantages of Mono- consequences that led to the - Consequences partism and Multi-Partism. consequences that led to the crisis of 1973. - Through exchange of ideas 64
with learners define - Show the illustrated way 2. Economic Evolution regionalism and ethnicism which is called the The perpetuation of and show how they were economic treaty and explain colonial economic conducted up to Genocide its effects model - With the aid of a Scheck, The economic show the composition of - Explain the problem that dependence colonial economy and show lies to the rural The development of the inherited weaknesses modernization infrastructures - Emphasize on the shortage - Schools of killed labour - Routes - In exposition, learners will - Show some aspects of - Hospitals criticise slave trade evolution of socio-cultural The rural-economic economy and show that the of this epoch development current economic The five year plan dependence orginates from (1966-1970) colonial period The monetary economy - Comment on the The development of relationships between debts, economic money, and exportation infrastructures ect… - Show some aspects of - Give the achievements and 3. Evolution Socio-Cultural quinquennial plan 1966- failures of the first Republic The education system 1970 The sanitary sector - Show the advantages of 65
4. Assessment of the 1st double vocation and the Republic drawbacks of quotas system - The Teacher helps learners to make a comparative table of the achievements and failures of the first Republic. 66
Chapter 2. THE 2ND REPUBLIC (1973-1994) Duration: 8 Periods SPECIFIC CONTENTS TEACHING /LEARNING OBJECTIVES ACTIVITIES 1. Political Evolution (1973-1990) Political programs of - Show the key orientations of other Coup d’Etat of - Through exchange, the leaner political program and other 5th July 1973. will define the notion on Coup d’Etat of 1973. The creation and Ubumwe, Amajyambere and institutionalization of show the contradiction - Show how the 2nd Republic unique Party MRND. between speeches and fell in the same system like The cult of practice the first. personality. - Through exchange of ideas The monopolization. with learners find out the - Give the different causes of The question of different infrastructure disquillibrium between the refugees realized under the Second demography and the Republic alimentary production 2. The Economic Evolution - With a study case, discuss the - Give the causes of the The development of influence of demographic economic crisis of 1980 infrastructures pressure on the economy of the Country 67
- Show the role of The disquilibrium infrastructures in the between the development demographical - Insist on the phenomenon of growth and the migration - Show the advantages and alimentary disadvantages of regional production and their intergration consequences - Using a debate, criticize the Different types of Migration - Show that all founded policy The economic crisis and their Impact on the on the injustice and of 1980’s Rwandan Society incompetence is seen as a failure. - Through a discussion and with The economic the help of statistical tables, -Discuss the policy of regional intregration ask the learners to show the exclusion under the 2nd (CEPLG, ZEP, OBK) deterioration of terms of Republic exchange. - Explain the failure of the - Insist on the birth and Scholar reforms of 1978. 3. The Socio-Cultural evolution of these Institutions Evolution The Policy of Ethnic - Organize a debate on the and regional balance: policy of ethnic and regional Its application and balance and criticize with - Give the achievements and Consequences learners to show that the base 68
failures of the the 2nd The failure of scholar of policy was erroneous with Republic reforms of 1978 incompetence and it led to failure 4. Assessment of the 2nd Republic.) -The Teacher helps learners to make a comparative table of the achievements and failures of the the 2nd Republic 69
Chapter 3. THE WAR OF 1990 -1994 AND THE GENOCIDE OF TUTSI Duration : 10 PERIODS. SPECIFIC CONTENTS TEACHING /LEARNING OBJECTIVES ACTIVITIES 1. The War of 1990-1994 - Enumerate the principal causes - In small groups, learners that led to the war of Causes should come to understand the 1919-1994 The enacted policies. reasons for military fighting to The return of multi-partism safeguard the rights to life and - Explain why the press of all freedom. tendencies developed rapidly Development of private press - With the help of some titles of during the years before Journals (Kangura, Genocide Nyiramacibiri, RTLM) - Cite the principal consequences The consequences of the war on - Show the role played by the of the 1990 war on evolution of evolution of interior policies Press in the Evolution of the domestic policy Genocide. Hardening of dictatorship with its propaganda (ibyibutso) - From lessons let the teacher develop the spirit of critic to The new constitution of June learners and explain why the 70
- Explain the bad actions of 1991 and birth of multi-partism press is in charge of power of Juvenal opposition or as divisionism. Habyarimana put into action The massacres of Bigogwe, of the Arusha peace Accord Ngororero, Bugesera….. The instability of Government Institution (Nsanzimana Sylvester, Nsengiyaremye - Help learners to understand the Dismas, Uwiligiyimana Agatha) negotiations in the Arusha peace Accord. The Blockage of Execution of Arusha Peace Accord. 2. The Genocide of Tutsi (April-July 1994) Definition of the word “Genocide’’ - Incite learners to read some - The development of documents available on inter ideology of Genocide ethnic period. - The phase of excecution extermination of Tutsi and - Differentiate the inter-ethnic Hutu opposition to the massacres and Genocide. 71
- Define Genocide Genocide ideology. - The role of different actors: - Show the learners a film of - Show and explain how ideology State, International Genocide and tell them that it of Genocide was prepared and Community, Religious should never happen again. executed Confessions, Medias, local Population. - The consequences of Tutsi - With a discussion, establish the - Establish the responsibilities of Genocide of April-July 1994 responsibilities of each actor interior institutions and in the preparation and international view towards the The consequences of execution of Genocide. Genocide of the Tutsi Genocide as a point of view - With the help of textbooks - Political compare Tutsi Genocide with - Economical other Genocides in Africa and - Social outside of Africa - Cultural - Show the role of negation and - Give the political, economic, Efforts of the Government of revisionism in the fight against and socio-cultural National Unity Genocide ideology consequences of the Tutsi - The Unity and Reconciliation. Genocide - The Economic, Political, and - Through small groups, the Socio-Cultural Realisations learners should show multiple (Successes) consequences of Rwanda. 72
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