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African Culture

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1. What was a religious motive as to why Europeans took over Africa?
a storyteller who passes a group's oral traditions on from one generation to another
Europeans felt their religions and culture were superior
They spread southward as a group and share their language and culture
Belgium

2. What do Africans believe about death?
exploitation
that it is leaving one community and entering another
It is used by various ethnic groups in East Africa as the language of business and communication
If honored - society will benefit. If ignored - destruction may occur.

3. What was a political motive as to why Europeans took over Africa?
a mask ceremony
ethnic group that inhabiting Arabia and other countries of the Middle East and northern Africa
it is celebrated
Nationalism (shared identity - history - and destiny)

4. What is the difference between a push and a pull factor?
Cape Town and Johannesburg in South Africa
Because it spreads culture and the language to all parts of the globe
Push factor are negative things about a land - Pull factors are positive things about a land
it is celebrated

5. Arab
Nationalism (shared identity - history - and destiny)
To have a baby
Tribes use councils or elders to represent best interests
ethnic group that inhabiting Arabia and other countries of the Middle East and northern Africa

6. What are two cities in Southern Africa that have a population of more than one million people?
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
Cape Town and Johannesburg in South Africa
when authority is held by the elders of the group

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

8. What are two main ethnic groups in Southern Africa?
Black Africans and people of European descent
Used for ceremonies - Believed to hold ancestor spirits - Headdress - Face masks - Helmet - Body masks - Horizontal
an event where a boy goes off for months to train - educate - and understand
the father

9. In childhood - where does the child spend most of his/her first years with?
The mother
The belief that there are spirits present in animals - plants - and other natural forces
Gifts given from the groom's family to the bride's family upon marriage.
If honored - society will benefit. If ignored - destruction may occur.

10. In Africa - is premarital sex allowed? Why or why not?
the most widely spoken Bantu languages; people and culture found on the coast of east Africa.
No. If done - the boy who gets the girl pregnant most provide compensation to family.
the southern edge of the Sahara Desert
Push factor are negative things about a land - Pull factors are positive things about a land

11. What happens after completion of an Age-Rite ceremony?
a mask ceremony
It is used by various ethnic groups in East Africa as the language of business and communication
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.
1. British settlers - English 2. Afrikaners - Dutch settlers - Afrikaans 3. Portuguese settlers - Portuguese

12. What is the savanna?
the most widely spoken Bantu languages; people and culture found on the coast of east Africa.
Covers 40% of Africa
Morroco - Egypt - Libya
Used for ceremonies - Believed to hold ancestor spirits - Headdress - Face masks - Helmet - Body masks - Horizontal

13. What key objective was in the minds of each and every European colonial power?
an event where a boy goes off for months to train - educate - and understand
If honored - society will benefit. If ignored - destruction may occur.
exploitation
when authority is held by the elders of the group

14. What is initiation?
Guns to obtain more slaves
the father
Push factor are negative things about a land - Pull factors are positive things about a land
A ceremony/event that decides whether one is still a boy or is prepared to become a man

15. Islam
a mask ceremony
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.
Angola - Congo
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.

16. In African society - who picks the spouse for a woman/girl?
Gifts given from the groom's family to the bride's family upon marriage.
The carve a fertility statue that encourages the spirits to 'stay' in her world instead of being reborn in another
The father's to learn how to survive
the father

17. Animism
Griots. Griots are essentially 'storytellers' because only few African societies had written languages.
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.
Tribes use councils or elders to represent best interests
the belief that everything has a soul; and you should respect what you have and treat it well

18. How are Bantu-speaking people important to African culture?
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.
They spread southward as a group and share their language and culture
Nationalism (shared identity - history - and destiny)
Angola - Congo

19. What is animism?
The belief that there are spirits present in animals - plants - and other natural forces
It is used by various ethnic groups in East Africa as the language of business and communication
Cape Town and Johannesburg in South Africa
1. British settlers - English 2. Afrikaners - Dutch settlers - Afrikaans 3. Portuguese settlers - Portuguese

20. How is death responded to in African culture
Southern tip of Africa - came for slaves and to farm
ethnic group that inhabiting Arabia and other countries of the Middle East and northern Africa
it is celebrated
the belief that everything has a soul; and you should respect what you have and treat it well

21. Non-centralized government
Tribes use councils or elders to represent best interests
Morroco - Egypt - Libya
it is celebrated
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.

22. Located in Southern Africa
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
Black Africans and people of European descent
Centralized government - tribe has a chief - king - or emperor

23. Who was considered to be the 'biggest winner' of land after the meeting
the southern edge of the Sahara Desert
Otto von Bismarck; 14 nations came
Belgium
it is celebrated

24. What two types of leadership can you find in Africa? Explain them.
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 celebrated
Centralized government - tribe has a chief - king - or emperor
Black Africans and people of European descent

25. What are Africans' main method of communication?

26. What is quinine?
A medication that helped Europeans survive malaria to continue colonizing Africa.
South Africa - Mozambique
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.

27. Located in Central Africa
marks made on masks to represent monster's teeth
Angola - Congo
'supernatural' creatures and they are unwanted
To have a baby

28. Mila
Push factor are negative things about a land - Pull factors are positive things about a land
Centralized government - tribe has a chief - king - or emperor
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

29. What is a gerontocracy?
when authority is held by the elders of the group
Africa was filled with valuable things (rubber - palm oil - wood - etc...)
'supernatural' creatures and they are unwanted
Angola - Congo

30. What does 'scarification' represent?

31. Griot

32. What is the Sahel?
the father
the most widely spoken Bantu languages; people and culture found on the coast of east Africa.
No. If done - the boy who gets the girl pregnant most provide compensation to family.
the southern edge of the Sahara Desert

33. Located in West Africa
1. British settlers - English 2. Afrikaners - Dutch settlers - Afrikaans 3. Portuguese settlers - Portuguese
The belief that there are spirits present in animals - plants - and other natural forces
'supernatural' creatures and they are unwanted
Mauritania

34. What power are elderly women believed to possess in African society?
Guns to obtain more slaves
Because it spreads culture and the language to all parts of the globe
the father
If honored - society will benefit. If ignored - destruction may occur.

35. What is the African diaspora?
it is celebrated
the spread and expansion of African culture (over 400 years)
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.
Angola - Congo

36. Name the three main groups of people of European ancestry in Southern Africa.
Cape Town and Johannesburg in South Africa
It is used by various ethnic groups in East Africa as the language of business and communication
Tribes use councils or elders to represent best interests
1. British settlers - English 2. Afrikaners - Dutch settlers - Afrikaans 3. Portuguese settlers - Portuguese

37. Swahili
'supernatural' creatures and they are unwanted
Because it spreads culture and the language to all parts of the globe
the most widely spoken Bantu languages; people and culture found on the coast of east Africa.
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.

38. Who held the Berlin Conference and how many nations were invited?
The father's to learn how to survive
Otto von Bismarck; 14 nations came
the southern edge of the Sahara Desert
Southern tip of Africa - came for slaves and to farm

39. Located in North Africa
Belgium
that it is leaving one community and entering another
Morroco - Egypt - Libya
Black Africans and people of European descent

40. Why did Southern Africa attract Europeans?
It is used by various ethnic groups in East Africa as the language of business and communication
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.
Southern tip of Africa - came for slaves and to farm

41. What was an economic motive as to why Europeans took over Africa?
the southern edge of the Sahara Desert
Because it spreads culture and the language to all parts of the globe
Africa was filled with valuable things (rubber - palm oil - wood - etc...)
the spread and expansion of African culture (over 400 years)

42. What are 'bride-wealth' gifts?

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

44. African Masks
The father's to learn how to survive
Guns to obtain more slaves
Used for ceremonies - Believed to hold ancestor spirits - Headdress - Face masks - Helmet - Body masks - Horizontal
Kenya - Zanzibar - Tanzania

45. What is an Age-Rite ceremony?
an event where a boy goes off for months to train - educate - and understand
Angola - Congo
Africa was filled with valuable things (rubber - palm oil - wood - etc...)
Nationalism (shared identity - history - and destiny)

46. Located in East Africa
Kenya - Zanzibar - Tanzania
an event where a boy goes off for months to train - educate - and understand
Griots. Griots are essentially 'storytellers' because only few African societies had written languages.
Belgium

47. What do Africans consider twins as?

48. 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.
Kenya - Zanzibar - Tanzania
that it is leaving one community and entering another
Cape Town and Johannesburg in South Africa

49. Why is African immigration so important?
'supernatural' creatures and they are unwanted
Because it spreads culture and the language to all parts of the globe
Angola - Congo
Otto von Bismarck; 14 nations came

50. In African society - what item do most have in their homes dedicated to a certain family?
a shrine
a storyteller who passes a group's oral traditions on from one generation to another
Angola - Congo
A ceremony/event that decides whether one is still a boy or is prepared to become a man