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African Culture

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1. What is the Sahel?
the most widely spoken Bantu languages; people and culture found on the coast of east Africa.
the southern edge of the Sahara Desert
The father's to learn how to survive
a storyteller who passes a group's oral traditions on from one generation to another

2. Who was considered to be the 'biggest winner' of land after the meeting
Push factor are negative things about a land - Pull factors are positive things about a land
Belgium
If honored - society will benefit. If ignored - destruction may occur.
Africa was filled with valuable things (rubber - palm oil - wood - etc...)

3. In childhood - where does the child spend most of his/her first years with?
It is used by various ethnic groups in East Africa as the language of business and communication
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
Europeans felt their religions and culture were superior
The mother

4. What power are elderly women believed to possess in African society?
Mauritania
Belgium
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
If honored - society will benefit. If ignored - destruction may occur.

5. Who held the Berlin Conference and how many nations were invited?
Otto von Bismarck; 14 nations came
Because it spreads culture and the language to all parts of the globe
1. British settlers - English 2. Afrikaners - Dutch settlers - Afrikaans 3. Portuguese settlers - Portuguese
Cape Town and Johannesburg in South Africa

6. In African society - what item do most have in their homes dedicated to a certain family?
Otto von Bismarck; 14 nations came
ethnic group that inhabiting Arabia and other countries of the Middle East and northern Africa
a shrine
a storyteller who passes a group's oral traditions on from one generation to another

7. What is the savanna?
The carve a fertility statue that encourages the spirits to 'stay' in her world instead of being reborn in another
Covers 40% of Africa
it is celebrated
They spread southward as a group and share their language and culture

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

9. How is death responded to in African culture
Centralized government - tribe has a chief - king - or emperor
Because it spreads culture and the language to all parts of the globe
it is celebrated
the belief that everything has a soul; and you should respect what you have and treat it well

10. Ashanti
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.
when authority is held by the elders of the group
marks made on masks to represent monster's teeth

11. Mila
Griots. Griots are essentially 'storytellers' because only few African societies had written languages.
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
If honored - society will benefit. If ignored - destruction may occur.

12. In Africa - is premarital sex allowed? Why or why not?
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.
No. If done - the boy who gets the girl pregnant most provide compensation to family.
The belief that there are spirits present in animals - plants - and other natural forces
the belief that everything has a soul; and you should respect what you have and treat it well

13. Located in East Africa
Arabs and Berbers
a storyteller who passes a group's oral traditions on from one generation to another
Kenya - Zanzibar - Tanzania
'supernatural' creatures and they are unwanted

14. In the slave trade - what were African slaves traded for to the Europeans?
the father
Black Africans and people of European descent
Guns to obtain more slaves
A medication that helped Europeans survive malaria to continue colonizing Africa.

15. Non-centralized government
Used for ceremonies - Believed to hold ancestor spirits - Headdress - Face masks - Helmet - Body masks - Horizontal
Tribes use councils or elders to represent best interests
an event where a boy goes off for months to train - educate - and understand
Europeans felt their religions and culture were superior

16. Animism
Africa was filled with valuable things (rubber - palm oil - wood - etc...)
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
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 belief that everything has a soul; and you should respect what you have and treat it well

17. What is importance of Swahili language?
'supernatural' creatures and they are unwanted
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
Used for ceremonies - Believed to hold ancestor spirits - Headdress - Face masks - Helmet - Body masks - Horizontal

18. What two types of leadership can you find in Africa? Explain them.
A ceremony/event that decides whether one is still a boy or is prepared to become a man
Centralized government - tribe has a chief - king - or emperor
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
when authority is held by the elders of the group

19. What is a gerontocracy?
Southern tip of Africa - came for slaves and to farm
Griots. Griots are essentially 'storytellers' because only few African societies had written languages.
a shrine
when authority is held by the elders of the group

20. African Masks
Otto von Bismarck; 14 nations came
South Africa - Mozambique
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.
Used for ceremonies - Believed to hold ancestor spirits - Headdress - Face masks - Helmet - Body masks - Horizontal

21. What is quinine?
A medication that helped Europeans survive malaria to continue colonizing Africa.
Used for ceremonies - Believed to hold ancestor spirits - Headdress - Face masks - Helmet - Body masks - Horizontal
a shrine
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

22. What is initiation?
A ceremony/event that decides whether one is still a boy or is prepared to become a man
1. British settlers - English 2. Afrikaners - Dutch settlers - Afrikaans 3. Portuguese settlers - Portuguese
Because it spreads culture and the language to all parts of the globe
it is celebrated

23. What are two main ethnic groups in Southern Africa?
a storyteller who passes a group's oral traditions on from one generation to another
Angola - Congo
Cape Town and Johannesburg in South Africa
Black Africans and people of European descent

24. What was an economic motive as to why Europeans took over Africa?
Guns to obtain more slaves
Southern tip of Africa - came for slaves and to farm
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.
Africa was filled with valuable things (rubber - palm oil - wood - etc...)

25. What was a political motive as to why Europeans took over Africa?
Nationalism (shared identity - history - and destiny)
an event where a boy goes off for months to train - educate - and understand
a shrine
Used for ceremonies - Believed to hold ancestor spirits - Headdress - Face masks - Helmet - Body masks - Horizontal

26. What is the African diaspora?
Belgium
the belief that everything has a soul; and you should respect what you have and treat it well
Arabs and Berbers
the spread and expansion of African culture (over 400 years)

27. What happens after completion of an Age-Rite ceremony?
Centralized government - tribe has a chief - king - or emperor
Africa was filled with valuable things (rubber - palm oil - wood - etc...)
a mask ceremony
Black Africans and people of European descent

28. Why did Southern Africa attract Europeans?
A medication that helped Europeans survive malaria to continue colonizing Africa.
Southern tip of Africa - came for slaves and to farm
Belgium
The mother

29. Located in North Africa
the southern edge of the Sahara Desert
the belief that everything has a soul; and you should respect what you have and treat it well
Morroco - Egypt - Libya
ethnic group that inhabiting Arabia and other countries of the Middle East and northern Africa

30. Why is African immigration so important?
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
a storyteller who passes a group's oral traditions on from one generation to another
an event where a boy goes off for months to train - educate - and understand
Because it spreads culture and the language to all parts of the globe

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

32. What is animism?
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.
ethnic group that inhabiting Arabia and other countries of the Middle East and northern Africa
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

33. What are Africans' main method of communication?

34. What is an Age-Rite ceremony?
an event where a boy goes off for months to train - educate - and understand
The father's to learn how to survive
The mother
A ceremony/event that decides whether one is still a boy or is prepared to become a man

35. Swahili
Black Africans and people of European descent
the most widely spoken Bantu languages; people and culture found on the coast of east Africa.
South Africa - Mozambique
If honored - society will benefit. If ignored - destruction may occur.

36. Name the three main groups of people of European ancestry in Southern Africa.
Arabs and Berbers
Africa was filled with valuable things (rubber - palm oil - wood - etc...)
a shrine
1. British settlers - English 2. Afrikaners - Dutch settlers - Afrikaans 3. Portuguese settlers - Portuguese

37. What do Africans believe about death?
that it is leaving one community and entering another
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.
Belgium
To have a baby

38. What is the difference between a push and a pull factor?
when authority is held by the elders of the group
Push factor are negative things about a land - Pull factors are positive things about a land
'supernatural' creatures and they are unwanted
the belief that everything has a soul; and you should respect what you have and treat it well

39. What are two cities in Southern Africa that have a population of more than one million people?
Guns to obtain more slaves
a storyteller who passes a group's oral traditions on from one generation to another
ethnic group that inhabiting Arabia and other countries of the Middle East and northern Africa
Cape Town and Johannesburg in South Africa

40. How are Bantu-speaking people important to African culture?
it is celebrated
Black Africans and people of European descent
Because it spreads culture and the language to all parts of the globe
They spread southward as a group and share their language and culture

41. What does 'scarification' represent?

42. Griot

43. Located in West Africa
Mauritania
To have a baby
The carve a fertility statue that encourages the spirits to 'stay' in her world instead of being reborn in another
Covers 40% of Africa

44. What are 'bride-wealth' gifts?

45. Islam
To have a baby
Used for ceremonies - Believed to hold ancestor spirits - Headdress - Face masks - Helmet - Body masks - Horizontal
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.
Covers 40% of Africa

46. In African society - who picks the spouse for a woman/girl?
the father
Nationalism (shared identity - history - and destiny)
'supernatural' creatures and they are unwanted
The belief that there are spirits present in animals - plants - and other natural forces

47. What do Africans consider twins as?

48. What key objective was in the minds of each and every European colonial power?
exploitation
The mother
Europeans felt their religions and culture were superior
Africa was filled with valuable things (rubber - palm oil - wood - etc...)

49. What was a religious motive as to why Europeans took over Africa?
the father
Europeans felt their religions and culture were superior
Covers 40% of Africa
Centralized government - tribe has a chief - king - or emperor

50. What are the two largest ethnic groups in North Africa?
the spread and expansion of African culture (over 400 years)
Arabs and Berbers
when authority is held by the elders of the group
an event where a boy goes off for months to train - educate - and understand