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African Culture

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1. How is death responded to in African culture
Africa was filled with valuable things (rubber - palm oil - wood - etc...)
it is celebrated
Gifts given from the groom's family to the bride's family upon marriage.
Tribes use councils or elders to represent best interests

2. Who held the Berlin Conference and how many nations were invited?
Otto von Bismarck; 14 nations came
South Africa - Mozambique
when authority is held by the elders of the group
Cape Town and Johannesburg in South Africa

3. What was an economic motive as to why Europeans took over Africa?
Gifts given from the groom's family to the bride's family upon marriage.
marks made on masks to represent monster's teeth
Africa was filled with valuable things (rubber - palm oil - wood - etc...)
ethnic group that inhabiting Arabia and other countries of the Middle East and northern Africa

4. What is a gerontocracy?
when authority is held by the elders of the group
Used for ceremonies - Believed to hold ancestor spirits - Headdress - Face masks - Helmet - Body masks - Horizontal
Covers 40% of Africa
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.

5. Located in North Africa
A medication that helped Europeans survive malaria to continue colonizing Africa.
Morroco - Egypt - Libya
Mauritania
1. British settlers - English 2. Afrikaners - Dutch settlers - Afrikaans 3. Portuguese settlers - Portuguese

6. In Africa - what is considered one of the greatest honors (by a woman)?
If honored - society will benefit. If ignored - destruction may occur.
To have a baby
a mask ceremony
The carve a fertility statue that encourages the spirits to 'stay' in her world instead of being reborn in another

7. Located in Southern Africa
the father
Africa was filled with valuable things (rubber - palm oil - wood - etc...)
a mask ceremony
South Africa - Mozambique

8. Located in Central Africa
Gifts given from the groom's family to the bride's family upon marriage.
a shrine
Angola - Congo
an event where a boy goes off for months to train - educate - and understand

9. African Masks
Used for ceremonies - Believed to hold ancestor spirits - Headdress - Face masks - Helmet - Body masks - Horizontal
'supernatural' creatures and they are unwanted
A ceremony/event that decides whether one is still a boy or is prepared to become a man
exploitation

10. What is the African diaspora?
the spread and expansion of African culture (over 400 years)
Covers 40% of Africa
The carve a fertility statue that encourages the spirits to 'stay' in her world instead of being reborn in another
the father

11. Why is African immigration so important?
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.
Kenya - Zanzibar - Tanzania
Morroco - Egypt - Libya
Because it spreads culture and the language to all parts of the globe

12. What key objective was in the minds of each and every European colonial power?
exploitation
the southern edge of the Sahara Desert
that it is leaving one community and entering another
The belief that there are spirits present in animals - plants - and other natural forces

13. In the slave trade - what were African slaves traded for to the Europeans?
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
Guns to obtain more slaves
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.
the southern edge of the Sahara Desert

14. What power are elderly women believed to possess in African society?
marks made on masks to represent monster's teeth
If honored - society will benefit. If ignored - destruction may occur.
Southern tip of Africa - came for slaves and to farm
Black Africans and people of European descent

15. In African society - what item do most have in their homes dedicated to a certain family?
the spread and expansion of African culture (over 400 years)
Black Africans and people of European descent
exploitation
a shrine

16. What are Africans' main method of communication?

17. Ashanti
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.
It is used by various ethnic groups in East Africa as the language of business and communication
Nationalism (shared identity - history - and destiny)
Kenya - Zanzibar - Tanzania

18. Animism
If honored - society will benefit. If ignored - destruction may occur.
Cape Town and Johannesburg in South Africa
Black Africans and people of European descent
the belief that everything has a soul; and you should respect what you have and treat it well

19. Non-centralized government
Gifts given from the groom's family to the bride's family upon marriage.
Tribes use councils or elders to represent best interests
No. If done - the boy who gets the girl pregnant most provide compensation to family.
the father

20. What does 'scarification' represent?

21. What do Africans believe about death?
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.
that it is leaving one community and entering another
Cape Town and Johannesburg in South Africa
Belgium

22. In African society - who picks the spouse for a woman/girl?
the spread and expansion of African culture (over 400 years)
a shrine
the father
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

23. What is importance of Swahili language?
Nationalism (shared identity - history - and destiny)
It is used by various ethnic groups in East Africa as the language of business and communication
Guns to obtain more slaves
the father

24. What is animism?
The belief that there are spirits present in animals - plants - and other natural forces
The father's to learn how to survive
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.
that it is leaving one community and entering another

25. What happens after completion of an Age-Rite ceremony?
a mask ceremony
No. If done - the boy who gets the girl pregnant most provide compensation to family.
Because it spreads culture and the language to all parts of the globe
Covers 40% of Africa

26. What is the Sahel?
the southern edge of the Sahara Desert
ethnic group that inhabiting Arabia and other countries of the Middle East and northern Africa
Gifts given from the groom's family to the bride's family upon marriage.
Belgium

27. What are the two largest ethnic groups in North Africa?
a shrine
it is celebrated
a mask ceremony
Arabs and Berbers

28. Located in East Africa
If honored - society will benefit. If ignored - destruction may occur.
Cape Town and Johannesburg in South Africa
Kenya - Zanzibar - Tanzania
a storyteller who passes a group's oral traditions on from one generation to another

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

30. Why did Southern Africa attract Europeans?
Morroco - Egypt - Libya
Cape Town and Johannesburg in South Africa
A ceremony/event that decides whether one is still a boy or is prepared to become a man
Southern tip of Africa - came for slaves and to farm

31. What is the savanna?
It is used by various ethnic groups in East Africa as the language of business and communication
South Africa - Mozambique
Arabs and Berbers
Covers 40% of Africa

32. In childhood - where does the child spend most of his/her first years with?
that it is leaving one community and entering another
The mother
it is celebrated
No. If done - the boy who gets the girl pregnant most provide compensation to family.

33. What do Africans consider twins as?

34. What is an Age-Rite ceremony?
Belgium
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.
a shrine
an event where a boy goes off for months to train - educate - and understand

35. What two types of leadership can you find in Africa? Explain them.
Arabs and Berbers
Centralized government - tribe has a chief - king - or emperor
an event where a boy goes off for months to train - educate - and understand
The father's to learn how to survive

36. What are two main ethnic groups in Southern Africa?
Angola - Congo
the southern edge of the Sahara Desert
Black Africans and people of European descent
Morroco - Egypt - Libya

37. Who was considered to be the 'biggest winner' of land after the meeting
1. British settlers - English 2. Afrikaners - Dutch settlers - Afrikaans 3. Portuguese settlers - Portuguese
Otto von Bismarck; 14 nations came
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
Belgium

38. How are Bantu-speaking people important to African culture?
Morroco - Egypt - Libya
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.
South Africa - Mozambique
They spread southward as a group and share their language and culture

39. In Africa - is premarital sex allowed? Why or why not?
Gifts given from the groom's family to the bride's family upon marriage.
Otto von Bismarck; 14 nations came
No. If done - the boy who gets the girl pregnant most provide compensation to family.
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.

40. What was a religious motive as to why Europeans took over Africa?
Europeans felt their religions and culture were superior
1. British settlers - English 2. Afrikaners - Dutch settlers - Afrikaans 3. Portuguese settlers - Portuguese
Push factor are negative things about a land - Pull factors are positive things about a land
Otto von Bismarck; 14 nations came

41. Name the three main groups of people of European ancestry in Southern Africa.
Southern tip of Africa - came for slaves and to farm
1. British settlers - English 2. Afrikaners - Dutch settlers - Afrikaans 3. Portuguese settlers - Portuguese
an event where a boy goes off for months to train - educate - and understand
Otto von Bismarck; 14 nations came

42. Griot

43. Located in West Africa
Mauritania
that it is leaving one community and entering another
Europeans felt their religions and culture were superior
Tribes use councils or elders to represent best interests

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

45. What was a political motive as to why Europeans took over Africa?
Kenya - Zanzibar - Tanzania
A ceremony/event that decides whether one is still a boy or is prepared to become a man
Guns to obtain more slaves
Nationalism (shared identity - history - and destiny)

46. Mila
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
that it is leaving one community and entering another
Griots. Griots are essentially 'storytellers' because only few African societies had written languages.
Belgium

47. What is initiation?
They spread southward as a group and share their language and culture
Mauritania
A ceremony/event that decides whether one is still a boy or is prepared to become a man
Angola - Congo

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

49. What are 'bride-wealth' gifts?

50. What is the difference between a push and a pull factor?
Kenya - Zanzibar - Tanzania
Arabs and Berbers
Push factor are negative things about a land - Pull factors are positive things about a land
exploitation