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African Culture

Subject : culture
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1. Griot


2. What key objective was in the minds of each and every European colonial power?






3. Located in Central Africa






4. In Africa - what is considered one of the greatest honors (by a woman)?






5. What is importance of Swahili language?






6. In Africa - is premarital sex allowed? Why or why not?






7. In African society - what item do most have in their homes dedicated to a certain family?






8. What are two cities in Southern Africa that have a population of more than one million people?






9. What happens after completion of an Age-Rite ceremony?






10. What is initiation?






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


12. What is quinine?






13. What power are elderly women believed to possess in African society?






14. Who held the Berlin Conference and how many nations were invited?






15. What is the Sahel?






16. What is an Age-Rite ceremony?






17. How are Bantu-speaking people important to African culture?






18. What was a political motive as to why Europeans took over Africa?






19. Name the three main groups of people of European ancestry in Southern Africa.






20. What is the savanna?






21. Ashanti






22. Animism






23. In the slave trade - what were African slaves traded for to the Europeans?






24. Located in North Africa






25. Located in East Africa






26. Located in Southern Africa






27. How is death responded to in African culture






28. Islam






29. What is animism?






30. What do Africans consider twins as?


31. Swahili






32. What are Africans' main method of communication?


33. What is the African diaspora?






34. What two types of leadership can you find in Africa? Explain them.






35. Why did Southern Africa attract Europeans?






36. What do Africans believe about death?






37. What are two main ethnic groups in Southern Africa?






38. What was an economic motive as to why Europeans took over Africa?






39. What is a gerontocracy?






40. What is the difference between a push and a pull factor?






41. Mila






42. African Masks






43. Non-centralized government






44. What are 'bride-wealth' gifts?


45. Arab






46. What are the two largest ethnic groups in North Africa?






47. Who was considered to be the 'biggest winner' of land after the meeting






48. In African society - who picks the spouse for a woman/girl?






49. Why is African immigration so important?






50. What was a religious motive as to why Europeans took over Africa?