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African Culture

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1. What was an economic motive as to why Europeans took over Africa?
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.
Tribes use councils or elders to represent best interests
Africa was filled with valuable things (rubber - palm oil - wood - etc...)

2. What two types of leadership can you find in Africa? Explain them.
the spread and expansion of African culture (over 400 years)
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
Tribes use councils or elders to represent best interests

3. Islam
It is used by various ethnic groups in East Africa as the language of business and communication
Kenya - Zanzibar - Tanzania
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.

4. What key objective was in the minds of each and every European colonial power?
Black Africans and people of European descent
exploitation
1. British settlers - English 2. Afrikaners - Dutch settlers - Afrikaans 3. Portuguese settlers - Portuguese
Used for ceremonies - Believed to hold ancestor spirits - Headdress - Face masks - Helmet - Body masks - Horizontal

5. What is the African diaspora?
marks made on masks to represent monster's teeth
an event where a boy goes off for months to train - educate - and understand
The carve a fertility statue that encourages the spirits to 'stay' in her world instead of being reborn in another
the spread and expansion of African culture (over 400 years)

6. In childhood - where does the child spend most of his/her first years with?
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
To have a baby
The mother

7. What power are elderly women believed to possess in African society?
If honored - society will benefit. If ignored - destruction may occur.
the most widely spoken Bantu languages; people and culture found on the coast of east Africa.
ethnic group that inhabiting Arabia and other countries of the Middle East and northern Africa
Cape Town and Johannesburg in South Africa

8. In African society - who picks the spouse for a woman/girl?
They spread southward as a group and share their language and culture
Used for ceremonies - Believed to hold ancestor spirits - Headdress - Face masks - Helmet - Body masks - Horizontal
the father
ethnic group that inhabiting Arabia and other countries of the Middle East and northern Africa

9. Located in West Africa
Griots. Griots are essentially 'storytellers' because only few African societies had written languages.
the southern edge of the Sahara Desert
Mauritania
marks made on masks to represent monster's teeth

10. In African society - what item do most have in their homes dedicated to a certain family?
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
a shrine
it is celebrated

11. What is importance of Swahili language?
the father
Used for ceremonies - Believed to hold ancestor spirits - Headdress - Face masks - Helmet - Body masks - Horizontal
Europeans felt their religions and culture were superior
It is used by various ethnic groups in East Africa as the language of business and communication

12. In Africa - what is considered one of the greatest honors (by a woman)?
It is used by various ethnic groups in East Africa as the language of business and communication
To have a baby
Griots. Griots are essentially 'storytellers' because only few African societies had written languages.
exploitation

13. Name the three main groups of people of European ancestry in Southern Africa.
The father's to learn how to survive
1. British settlers - English 2. Afrikaners - Dutch settlers - Afrikaans 3. Portuguese settlers - Portuguese
Southern tip of Africa - came for slaves and to farm
Africa was filled with valuable things (rubber - palm oil - wood - etc...)

14. What is a gerontocracy?
the spread and expansion of African culture (over 400 years)
Belgium
when authority is held by the elders of the group
ethnic group that inhabiting Arabia and other countries of the Middle East and northern Africa

15. What do Africans believe about death?
it is celebrated
No. If done - the boy who gets the girl pregnant most provide compensation to family.
that it is leaving one community and entering another
Black Africans and people of European descent

16. Who held the Berlin Conference and how many nations were invited?
Cape Town and Johannesburg in South Africa
exploitation
Otto von Bismarck; 14 nations came
No. If done - the boy who gets the girl pregnant most provide compensation to family.

17. What are 'bride-wealth' gifts?

18. What is the difference between a push and a pull factor?
Covers 40% of Africa
Southern tip of Africa - came for slaves and to farm
The belief that there are spirits present in animals - plants - and other natural forces
Push factor are negative things about a land - Pull factors are positive things about a land

19. What are the two largest ethnic groups in North Africa?
Nationalism (shared identity - history - and destiny)
Southern tip of Africa - came for slaves and to farm
Arabs and Berbers
that it is leaving one community and entering another

20. Located in Central Africa
Otto von Bismarck; 14 nations came
Nationalism (shared identity - history - and destiny)
Angola - Congo
Push factor are negative things about a land - Pull factors are positive things about a land

21. What is quinine?
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 medication that helped Europeans survive malaria to continue colonizing Africa.
Guns to obtain more slaves
that it is leaving one community and entering another

22. In the slave trade - what were African slaves traded for to the Europeans?
Nationalism (shared identity - history - and destiny)
Gifts given from the groom's family to the bride's family upon marriage.
Guns to obtain more slaves
ethnic group that inhabiting Arabia and other countries of the Middle East and northern Africa

23. What is the savanna?
Covers 40% of Africa
Arabs and Berbers
a storyteller who passes a group's oral traditions on from one generation to another
Africa was filled with valuable things (rubber - palm oil - wood - etc...)

24. What was a religious motive as to why Europeans took over Africa?
Cape Town and Johannesburg in South Africa
Europeans felt their religions and culture were superior
Southern tip of Africa - came for slaves and to farm
Black Africans and people of European descent

25. How are Bantu-speaking people important to African culture?
To have a baby
Europeans felt their religions and culture were superior
ethnic group that inhabiting Arabia and other countries of the Middle East and northern Africa
They spread southward as a group and share their language and culture

26. Who was considered to be the 'biggest winner' of land after the meeting
Belgium
Southern tip of Africa - came for slaves and to farm
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

27. Arab
Gifts given from the groom's family to the bride's family upon marriage.
the father
ethnic group that inhabiting Arabia and other countries of the Middle East and northern Africa
The mother

28. What happens after completion of an Age-Rite ceremony?
Used for ceremonies - Believed to hold ancestor spirits - Headdress - Face masks - Helmet - Body masks - Horizontal
a mask ceremony
Centralized government - tribe has a chief - king - or emperor
Guns to obtain more slaves

29. Griot

30. Animism
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.
ethnic group that inhabiting Arabia and other countries of the Middle East and northern Africa
The father's to learn how to survive

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

32. Swahili
the most widely spoken Bantu languages; people and culture found on the coast of east Africa.
that it is leaving one community and entering another
Gifts given from the groom's family to the bride's family upon marriage.
Guns to obtain more slaves

33. Non-centralized government
The carve a fertility statue that encourages the spirits to 'stay' in her world instead of being reborn in another
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
the most widely spoken Bantu languages; people and culture found on the coast of east Africa.

34. What is an Age-Rite ceremony?
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.
Cape Town and Johannesburg in South Africa
It is used by various ethnic groups in East Africa as the language of business and communication
an event where a boy goes off for months to train - educate - and understand

35. 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.
Arabs and Berbers
Centralized government - tribe has a chief - king - or emperor
To have a baby

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

37. Mila
an event where a boy goes off for months to train - educate - and understand
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.
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

38. What are two main ethnic groups in Southern Africa?
Black Africans and people of European descent
Mauritania
The mother
The father's to learn how to survive

39. Why did Southern Africa attract Europeans?
Southern tip of Africa - came for slaves and to farm
The carve a fertility statue that encourages the spirits to 'stay' in her world instead of being reborn in another
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

40. African Masks
the father
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
Used for ceremonies - Believed to hold ancestor spirits - Headdress - Face masks - Helmet - Body masks - Horizontal

41. Located in North Africa
Arabs and Berbers
Morroco - Egypt - Libya
Griots. Griots are essentially 'storytellers' because only few African societies had written languages.
Southern tip of Africa - came for slaves and to farm

42. What is the Sahel?
Cape Town and Johannesburg in South Africa
the father
Because it spreads culture and the language to all parts of the globe
the southern edge of the Sahara Desert

43. What do Africans consider twins as?

44. What are Africans' main method of communication?

45. How is death responded to in African culture
a storyteller who passes a group's oral traditions on from one generation to another
A ceremony/event that decides whether one is still a boy or is prepared to become a man
it is celebrated
Cape Town and Johannesburg in South Africa

46. What is animism?
marks made on masks to represent monster's teeth
A ceremony/event that decides whether one is still a boy or is prepared to become a man
The belief that there are spirits present in animals - plants - and other natural forces
Morroco - Egypt - Libya

47. What does 'scarification' represent?

48. Located in Southern Africa
Used for ceremonies - Believed to hold ancestor spirits - Headdress - Face masks - Helmet - Body masks - Horizontal
South Africa - Mozambique
The father's to learn how to survive
A ceremony/event that decides whether one is still a boy or is prepared to become a man

49. Located in East Africa
A medication that helped Europeans survive malaria to continue colonizing Africa.
The father's to learn how to survive
Kenya - Zanzibar - Tanzania
The carve a fertility statue that encourages the spirits to 'stay' in her world instead of being reborn in another

50. What are two cities in Southern Africa that have a population of more than one million people?
exploitation
Cape Town and Johannesburg in South Africa
To have a baby
If honored - society will benefit. If ignored - destruction may occur.