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African Culture

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1. What key objective was in the minds of each and every European colonial power?
the monotheistic religion of Muslims based on the teachings of prophet Muhammad as laid down in the Koran. The second largest religion in the world.
exploitation
it is celebrated
Push factor are negative things about a land - Pull factors are positive things about a land

2. What is importance of Swahili language?
It is used by various ethnic groups in East Africa as the language of business and communication
Gifts given from the groom's family to the bride's family upon marriage.
A ceremony/event that decides whether one is still a boy or is prepared to become a man
Angola - Congo

3. What are 'bride-wealth' gifts?

4. Who was considered to be the 'biggest winner' of land after the meeting
Kenya - Zanzibar - Tanzania
It is used by various ethnic groups in East Africa as the language of business and communication
Europeans felt their religions and culture were superior
Belgium

5. What is animism?
The mother
If honored - society will benefit. If ignored - destruction may occur.
The belief that there are spirits present in animals - plants - and other natural forces
Griots. Griots are essentially 'storytellers' because only few African societies had written languages.

6. Who held the Berlin Conference and how many nations were invited?
the monotheistic religion of Muslims based on the teachings of prophet Muhammad as laid down in the Koran. The second largest religion in the world.
Centralized government - tribe has a chief - king - or emperor
Otto von Bismarck; 14 nations came
the southern edge of the Sahara Desert

7. What does 'scarification' represent?

8. Located in East Africa
The carve a fertility statue that encourages the spirits to 'stay' in her world instead of being reborn in another
an event where a boy goes off for months to train - educate - and understand
Kenya - Zanzibar - Tanzania
Mauritania

9. Located in Central Africa
The carve a fertility statue that encourages the spirits to 'stay' in her world instead of being reborn in another
Gifts given from the groom's family to the bride's family upon marriage.
Angola - Congo
that it is leaving one community and entering another

10. Located in North Africa
Morroco - Egypt - Libya
Southern tip of Africa - came for slaves and to farm
a mask ceremony
the southern edge of the Sahara Desert

11. What is the African diaspora?
the spread and expansion of African culture (over 400 years)
a storyteller who passes a group's oral traditions on from one generation to another
Arabs and Berbers
It is used by various ethnic groups in East Africa as the language of business and communication

12. Arab
ethnic group that inhabiting Arabia and other countries of the Middle East and northern Africa
the belief that everything has a soul; and you should respect what you have and treat it well
Belgium
Arabs and Berbers

13. What do African women do when they fail at birth and why?

14. What is the Sahel?
South Africa - Mozambique
the southern edge of the Sahara Desert
Mauritania
Gifts given from the groom's family to the bride's family upon marriage.

15. What is a gerontocracy?
Swahili beliefs that spirits can posess a person and there is a close link between their religious beliefs and the practice of medicine and healing
marks made on masks to represent monster's teeth
when authority is held by the elders of the group
No. If done - the boy who gets the girl pregnant most provide compensation to family.

16. What is the savanna?
the most widely spoken Bantu languages; people and culture found on the coast of east Africa.
The belief that there are spirits present in animals - plants - and other natural forces
people found in the modern country of Ghana - in west africa - and who are known for their artful weaving and colorful asasia - or kente cloth.
Covers 40% of Africa

17. What is initiation?
To have a baby
the southern edge of the Sahara Desert
the most widely spoken Bantu languages; people and culture found on the coast of east Africa.
A ceremony/event that decides whether one is still a boy or is prepared to become a man

18. In African society - who picks the spouse for a woman/girl?
'supernatural' creatures and they are unwanted
Cape Town and Johannesburg in South Africa
Belgium
the father

19. What do Africans believe about death?
the most widely spoken Bantu languages; people and culture found on the coast of east Africa.
that it is leaving one community and entering another
Otto von Bismarck; 14 nations came
the spread and expansion of African culture (over 400 years)

20. How are Bantu-speaking people important to African culture?
it is celebrated
the father
Belgium
They spread southward as a group and share their language and culture

21. Why did Southern Africa attract Europeans?
Southern tip of Africa - came for slaves and to farm
The father's to learn how to survive
Covers 40% of Africa
Nationalism (shared identity - history - and destiny)

22. Swahili
the most widely spoken Bantu languages; people and culture found on the coast of east Africa.
The mother
the belief that everything has a soul; and you should respect what you have and treat it well
They spread southward as a group and share their language and culture

23. What are Africans' main method of communication?

24. Griot

25. What is the difference between a push and a pull factor?
the father
Push factor are negative things about a land - Pull factors are positive things about a land
Swahili beliefs that spirits can posess a person and there is a close link between their religious beliefs and the practice of medicine and healing
the southern edge of the Sahara Desert

26. What was a religious motive as to why Europeans took over Africa?
Europeans felt their religions and culture were superior
A ceremony/event that decides whether one is still a boy or is prepared to become a man
Kenya - Zanzibar - Tanzania
To have a baby

27. Islam
A ceremony/event that decides whether one is still a boy or is prepared to become a man
the monotheistic religion of Muslims based on the teachings of prophet Muhammad as laid down in the Koran. The second largest religion in the world.
Griots. Griots are essentially 'storytellers' because only few African societies had written languages.
it is celebrated

28. What two types of leadership can you find in Africa? Explain them.
'supernatural' creatures and they are unwanted
a shrine
Centralized government - tribe has a chief - king - or emperor
the monotheistic religion of Muslims based on the teachings of prophet Muhammad as laid down in the Koran. The second largest religion in the world.

29. What was a political motive as to why Europeans took over Africa?
The mother
Nationalism (shared identity - history - and destiny)
Because it spreads culture and the language to all parts of the globe
Black Africans and people of European descent

30. What are two cities in Southern Africa that have a population of more than one million people?
a shrine
Gifts given from the groom's family to the bride's family upon marriage.
the monotheistic religion of Muslims based on the teachings of prophet Muhammad as laid down in the Koran. The second largest religion in the world.
Cape Town and Johannesburg in South Africa

31. Non-centralized government
Tribes use councils or elders to represent best interests
Arabs and Berbers
Mauritania
A ceremony/event that decides whether one is still a boy or is prepared to become a man

32. Ashanti
Guns to obtain more slaves
Griots. Griots are essentially 'storytellers' because only few African societies had written languages.
Centralized government - tribe has a chief - king - or emperor
people found in the modern country of Ghana - in west africa - and who are known for their artful weaving and colorful asasia - or kente cloth.

33. African Masks
Tribes use councils or elders to represent best interests
A medication that helped Europeans survive malaria to continue colonizing Africa.
Otto von Bismarck; 14 nations came
Used for ceremonies - Believed to hold ancestor spirits - Headdress - Face masks - Helmet - Body masks - Horizontal

34. Located in Southern Africa
the father
South Africa - Mozambique
Europeans felt their religions and culture were superior
Angola - Congo

35. What power are elderly women believed to possess in African society?
when authority is held by the elders of the group
Kenya - Zanzibar - Tanzania
If honored - society will benefit. If ignored - destruction may occur.
the most widely spoken Bantu languages; people and culture found on the coast of east Africa.

36. In African society - what item do most have in their homes dedicated to a certain family?
Black Africans and people of European descent
a shrine
Griots. Griots are essentially 'storytellers' because only few African societies had written languages.
Belgium

37. What is an Age-Rite ceremony?
an event where a boy goes off for months to train - educate - and understand
a storyteller who passes a group's oral traditions on from one generation to another
a mask ceremony
'supernatural' creatures and they are unwanted

38. Name the three main groups of people of European ancestry in Southern Africa.
a mask ceremony
the spread and expansion of African culture (over 400 years)
Europeans felt their religions and culture were superior
1. British settlers - English 2. Afrikaners - Dutch settlers - Afrikaans 3. Portuguese settlers - Portuguese

39. In the slave trade - what were African slaves traded for to the Europeans?
the belief that everything has a soul; and you should respect what you have and treat it well
Otto von Bismarck; 14 nations came
a shrine
Guns to obtain more slaves

40. In Africa - what is considered one of the greatest honors (by a woman)?
exploitation
it is celebrated
Gifts given from the groom's family to the bride's family upon marriage.
To have a baby

41. In childhood - where does the child spend most of his/her first years with?
Gifts given from the groom's family to the bride's family upon marriage.
Used for ceremonies - Believed to hold ancestor spirits - Headdress - Face masks - Helmet - Body masks - Horizontal
The father's to learn how to survive
The mother

42. In Africa - is premarital sex allowed? Why or why not?
No. If done - the boy who gets the girl pregnant most provide compensation to family.
Kenya - Zanzibar - Tanzania
Black Africans and people of European descent
'supernatural' creatures and they are unwanted

43. Located in West Africa
The father's to learn how to survive
Mauritania
people found in the modern country of Ghana - in west africa - and who are known for their artful weaving and colorful asasia - or kente cloth.
exploitation

44. Why is African immigration so important?
Africa was filled with valuable things (rubber - palm oil - wood - etc...)
the spread and expansion of African culture (over 400 years)
Because it spreads culture and the language to all parts of the globe
It is used by various ethnic groups in East Africa as the language of business and communication

45. What do Africans consider twins as?

46. In childhood - where does the child move to before puberty?

47. Mila
A ceremony/event that decides whether one is still a boy or is prepared to become a man
Swahili beliefs that spirits can posess a person and there is a close link between their religious beliefs and the practice of medicine and healing
the spread and expansion of African culture (over 400 years)
If honored - society will benefit. If ignored - destruction may occur.

48. What is quinine?
A medication that helped Europeans survive malaria to continue colonizing Africa.
1. British settlers - English 2. Afrikaners - Dutch settlers - Afrikaans 3. Portuguese settlers - Portuguese
a shrine
Guns to obtain more slaves

49. What are two main ethnic groups in Southern Africa?
Black Africans and people of European descent
Push factor are negative things about a land - Pull factors are positive things about a land
It is used by various ethnic groups in East Africa as the language of business and communication
The mother

50. What are the two largest ethnic groups in North Africa?
To have a baby
Arabs and Berbers
it is celebrated
Swahili beliefs that spirits can posess a person and there is a close link between their religious beliefs and the practice of medicine and healing