African Culture

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1. What key objective was in the minds of each and every European colonial power?
exploitation
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.
Southern tip of Africa - came for slaves and to farm


2. What is an Age-Rite ceremony?
The father's to learn how to survive
an event where a boy goes off for months to train - educate - and understand
Mauritania
They spread southward as a group and share their language and culture


3. What is initiation?
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.
the belief that everything has a soul; and you should respect what you have and treat it well
A ceremony/event that decides whether one is still a boy or is prepared to become a man
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.


4. What happens after completion of an Age-Rite ceremony?
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 mask ceremony
Centralized government - tribe has a chief - king - or emperor
A ceremony/event that decides whether one is still a boy or is prepared to become a man


5. Ashanti
the belief that everything has a soul; and you should respect what you have and treat it well
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.
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


6. What do Africans consider twins as?

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7. Swahili
the belief that everything has a soul; and you should respect what you have and treat it well
To have a baby
the most widely spoken Bantu languages; people and culture found on the coast of east Africa.
when authority is held by the elders of the group


8. 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
Centralized government - tribe has a chief - king - or emperor
Southern tip of Africa - came for slaves and to farm


9. What power are elderly women believed to possess in African society?
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.
A ceremony/event that decides whether one is still a boy or is prepared to become a man
If honored - society will benefit. If ignored - destruction may occur.
Because it spreads culture and the language to all parts of the globe


10. African Masks
Nationalism (shared identity - history - and destiny)
Used for ceremonies - Believed to hold ancestor spirits - Headdress - Face masks - Helmet - Body masks - Horizontal
A medication that helped Europeans survive malaria to continue colonizing Africa.
South Africa - Mozambique


11. What is animism?
The belief that there are spirits present in animals - plants - and other natural forces
the spread and expansion of African culture (over 400 years)
ethnic group that inhabiting Arabia and other countries of the Middle East and northern Africa
A ceremony/event that decides whether one is still a boy or is prepared to become a man


12. What does 'scarification' represent?

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13. What is a gerontocracy?
when authority is held by the elders of the group
They spread southward as a group and share their language and culture
Kenya - Zanzibar - Tanzania
Centralized government - tribe has a chief - king - or emperor


14. In childhood - where does the child spend most of his/her first years with?
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
that it is leaving one community and entering another
The mother


15. What are two main ethnic groups in Southern Africa?
a shrine
Because it spreads culture and the language to all parts of the globe
a storyteller who passes a group's oral traditions on from one generation to another
Black Africans and people of European descent


16. What are two cities in Southern Africa that have a population of more than one million people?
The belief that there are spirits present in animals - plants - and other natural forces
Cape Town and Johannesburg in South Africa
The father's to learn how to survive
'supernatural' creatures and they are unwanted


17. Who was considered to be the 'biggest winner' of land after the meeting
The carve a fertility statue that encourages the spirits to 'stay' in her world instead of being reborn in another
when authority is held by the elders of the group
Belgium
Arabs and Berbers


18. Mila
that it is leaving one community and entering another
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
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.


19. What is importance of Swahili language?
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
It is used by various ethnic groups in East Africa as the language of business and communication
Angola - Congo


20. What was an economic motive as to why Europeans took over Africa?
Covers 40% of Africa
Africa was filled with valuable things (rubber - palm oil - wood - etc...)
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


21. Located in Central Africa
Griots. Griots are essentially 'storytellers' because only few African societies had written languages.
when authority is held by the elders of the group
To have a baby
Angola - Congo


22. In the slave trade - what were African slaves traded for to the Europeans?
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
Guns to obtain more slaves
To have a baby


23. Why did Southern Africa attract Europeans?
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
Mauritania


24. What was a political motive as to why Europeans took over Africa?
The belief that there are spirits present in animals - plants - and other natural forces
the father
Nationalism (shared identity - history - and destiny)
Guns to obtain more slaves


25. Located in North Africa
Morroco - Egypt - Libya
when authority is held by the elders of the group
They spread southward as a group and share their language and culture
Griots. Griots are essentially 'storytellers' because only few African societies had written languages.


26. What are 'bride-wealth' gifts?

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27. 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
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 father


28. In Africa - what is considered one of the greatest honors (by a woman)?
To have a baby
Europeans felt their religions and culture were superior
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.
The father's to learn how to survive


29. What is quinine?
Africa was filled with valuable things (rubber - palm oil - wood - etc...)
'supernatural' creatures and they are unwanted
Southern tip of Africa - came for slaves and to farm
A medication that helped Europeans survive malaria to continue colonizing Africa.


30. Arab
Tribes use councils or elders to represent best interests
ethnic group that inhabiting Arabia and other countries of the Middle East and northern Africa
Morroco - Egypt - Libya
Gifts given from the groom's family to the bride's family upon marriage.


31. What do Africans believe about death?
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
the southern edge of the Sahara Desert
Guns to obtain more slaves


32. What is the savanna?
exploitation
the most widely spoken Bantu languages; people and culture found on the coast of east Africa.
Covers 40% of Africa
Centralized government - tribe has a chief - king - or emperor


33. Why is African immigration so important?
Southern tip of Africa - came for slaves and to farm
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
Cape Town and Johannesburg in South Africa


34. Non-centralized government
Used for ceremonies - Believed to hold ancestor spirits - Headdress - Face masks - Helmet - Body masks - Horizontal
The father's to learn how to survive
the father
Tribes use councils or elders to represent best interests


35. 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
To have a baby
Centralized government - tribe has a chief - king - or emperor
the southern edge of the Sahara Desert


36. 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.
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.
Nationalism (shared identity - history - and destiny)


37. Located in Southern Africa
It is used by various ethnic groups in East Africa as the language of business and communication
a shrine
Cape Town and Johannesburg in South Africa
South Africa - Mozambique


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

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39. Animism
the belief that everything has a soul; and you should respect what you have and treat it well
The mother
Guns to obtain more slaves
Gifts given from the groom's family to the bride's family upon marriage.


40. Located in East Africa
Black Africans and people of European descent
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...)
Kenya - Zanzibar - Tanzania


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

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42. Islam
an event where a boy goes off for months to train - educate - and understand
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.
when authority is held by the elders of the group


43. Who held the Berlin Conference and how many nations were invited?
Griots. Griots are essentially 'storytellers' because only few African societies had written languages.
Push factor are negative things about a land - Pull factors are positive things about a land
Otto von Bismarck; 14 nations came
exploitation


44. What are Africans' main method of communication?

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45. 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
the belief that everything has a soul; and you should respect what you have and treat it well
an event where a boy goes off for months to train - educate - and understand


46. How are Bantu-speaking people important to African culture?
Otto von Bismarck; 14 nations came
They spread southward as a group and share their language and culture
South Africa - Mozambique
Cape Town and Johannesburg in South Africa


47. What are the two largest ethnic groups in North Africa?
Angola - Congo
Black Africans and people of European descent
Europeans felt their religions and culture were superior
Arabs and Berbers


48. What is the African diaspora?
an event where a boy goes off for months to train - educate - and understand
the spread and expansion of African culture (over 400 years)
Because it spreads culture and the language to all parts of the globe
Otto von Bismarck; 14 nations came


49. In African society - who picks the spouse for a woman/girl?
Tribes use councils or elders to represent best interests
the father
It is used by various ethnic groups in East Africa as the language of business and communication
a storyteller who passes a group's oral traditions on from one generation to another


50. Name the three main groups of people of European ancestry in Southern Africa.
Black Africans and people of European descent
They spread southward as a group and share their language and culture
1. British settlers - English 2. Afrikaners - Dutch settlers - Afrikaans 3. Portuguese settlers - Portuguese
Otto von Bismarck; 14 nations came