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African Culture

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1. What two types of leadership can you find in Africa? Explain them.
it is celebrated
Guns to obtain more slaves
The carve a fertility statue that encourages the spirits to 'stay' in her world instead of being reborn in another
Centralized government - tribe has a chief - king - or emperor

2. Arab
when authority is held by the elders of the group
Angola - Congo
ethnic group that inhabiting Arabia and other countries of the Middle East and northern Africa
Griots. Griots are essentially 'storytellers' because only few African societies had written languages.

3. What is the Sahel?
the most widely spoken Bantu languages; people and culture found on the coast of east Africa.
Tribes use councils or elders to represent best interests
Kenya - Zanzibar - Tanzania
the southern edge of the Sahara Desert

4. What do Africans consider twins as?

5. African Masks
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
'supernatural' creatures and they are unwanted
Nationalism (shared identity - history - and destiny)

6. In Africa - what is considered one of the greatest honors (by a woman)?
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.
exploitation
To have a baby
it is celebrated

7. Located in West Africa
exploitation
the belief that everything has a soul; and you should respect what you have and treat it well
Mauritania
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

8. What power are elderly women believed to possess in African society?
If honored - society will benefit. If ignored - destruction may occur.
ethnic group that inhabiting Arabia and other countries of the Middle East and northern Africa
Morroco - Egypt - Libya
Because it spreads culture and the language to all parts of the globe

9. What was a political motive as to why Europeans took over Africa?
ethnic group that inhabiting Arabia and other countries of the Middle East and northern Africa
the most widely spoken Bantu languages; people and culture found on the coast of east Africa.
Covers 40% of Africa
Nationalism (shared identity - history - and destiny)

10. Located in Southern Africa
Europeans felt their religions and culture were superior
when authority is held by the elders of the group
South Africa - Mozambique
The mother

11. How are Bantu-speaking people important to African culture?
Griots. Griots are essentially 'storytellers' because only few African societies had written languages.
They spread southward as a group and share their language and culture
the southern edge of the Sahara Desert
the spread and expansion of African culture (over 400 years)

12. What is the African diaspora?
If honored - society will benefit. If ignored - destruction may occur.
It is used by various ethnic groups in East Africa as the language of business and communication
Covers 40% of Africa
the spread and expansion of African culture (over 400 years)

13. How is death responded to in African culture
Mauritania
it is celebrated
the belief that everything has a soul; and you should respect what you have and treat it well
'supernatural' creatures and they are unwanted

14. Located in East Africa
Mauritania
Kenya - Zanzibar - Tanzania
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

15. What are 'bride-wealth' gifts?

16. In childhood - where does the child spend most of his/her first years with?
Europeans felt their religions and culture were superior
The mother
Nationalism (shared identity - history - and destiny)
it is celebrated

17. Islam
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
the southern edge of the Sahara Desert
Southern tip of Africa - came for slaves and to farm

18. Griot

19. Name the three main groups of people of European ancestry in Southern Africa.
ethnic group that inhabiting Arabia and other countries of the Middle East and northern Africa
1. British settlers - English 2. Afrikaners - Dutch settlers - Afrikaans 3. Portuguese settlers - Portuguese
No. If done - the boy who gets the girl pregnant most provide compensation to family.
Southern tip of Africa - came for slaves and to farm

20. What is initiation?
a shrine
A ceremony/event that decides whether one is still a boy or is prepared to become a man
It is used by various ethnic groups in East Africa as the language of business and communication
South Africa - Mozambique

21. Located in North Africa
Kenya - Zanzibar - Tanzania
Europeans felt their religions and culture were superior
Morroco - Egypt - Libya
1. British settlers - English 2. Afrikaners - Dutch settlers - Afrikaans 3. Portuguese settlers - Portuguese

22. What is a gerontocracy?
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
Otto von Bismarck; 14 nations came
Push factor are negative things about a land - Pull factors are positive things about a land

23. What is importance of Swahili language?
It is used by various ethnic groups in East Africa as the language of business and communication
Cape Town and Johannesburg in South Africa
Guns to obtain more slaves
Covers 40% of Africa

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

25. Animism
the belief that everything has a soul; and you should respect what you have and treat it well
Otto von Bismarck; 14 nations came
Centralized government - tribe has a chief - king - or emperor
Used for ceremonies - Believed to hold ancestor spirits - Headdress - Face masks - Helmet - Body masks - Horizontal

26. What does 'scarification' represent?

27. What is animism?
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
They spread southward as a group and share their language and culture

28. In African society - who picks the spouse for a woman/girl?
Push factor are negative things about a land - Pull factors are positive things about a land
A medication that helped Europeans survive malaria to continue colonizing Africa.
the father
1. British settlers - English 2. Afrikaners - Dutch settlers - Afrikaans 3. Portuguese settlers - Portuguese

29. What is an Age-Rite ceremony?
a shrine
Mauritania
an event where a boy goes off for months to train - educate - and understand
when authority is held by the elders of the group

30. What was a religious motive as to why Europeans took over Africa?
a shrine
Europeans felt their religions and culture were superior
Because it spreads culture and the language to all parts of the globe
the spread and expansion of African culture (over 400 years)

31. What is the difference between a push and a pull factor?
Push factor are negative things about a land - Pull factors are positive things about a land
exploitation
If honored - society will benefit. If ignored - destruction may occur.
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.

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

33. In the slave trade - what were African slaves traded for to the Europeans?
A ceremony/event that decides whether one is still a boy or is prepared to become a man
Nationalism (shared identity - history - and destiny)
Belgium
Guns to obtain more slaves

34. What happens after completion of an Age-Rite ceremony?
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
Angola - Congo
a mask ceremony

35. Who held the Berlin Conference and how many nations were invited?
Otto von Bismarck; 14 nations came
ethnic group that inhabiting Arabia and other countries of the Middle East and northern Africa
It is used by various ethnic groups in East Africa as the language of business and communication
The carve a fertility statue that encourages the spirits to 'stay' in her world instead of being reborn in another

36. What are two cities in Southern Africa that have a population of more than one million people?
It is used by various ethnic groups in East Africa as the language of business and communication
Cape Town and Johannesburg in South Africa
Southern tip of Africa - came for slaves and to farm
Nationalism (shared identity - history - and destiny)

37. Non-centralized government
Europeans felt their religions and culture were superior
marks made on masks to represent monster's teeth
Tribes use councils or elders to represent best interests
It is used by various ethnic groups in East Africa as the language of business and communication

38. What was an economic motive as to why Europeans took over Africa?
Africa was filled with valuable things (rubber - palm oil - wood - etc...)
They spread southward as a group and share their language and culture
Arabs and Berbers
Southern tip of Africa - came for slaves and to farm

39. What is quinine?
The father's to learn how to survive
Centralized government - tribe has a chief - king - or emperor
A medication that helped Europeans survive malaria to continue colonizing Africa.
South Africa - Mozambique

40. Who was considered to be the 'biggest winner' of land after the meeting
a storyteller who passes a group's oral traditions on from one generation to another
Belgium
'supernatural' creatures and they are unwanted
ethnic group that inhabiting Arabia and other countries of the Middle East and northern Africa

41. What are the two largest ethnic groups in North Africa?
Arabs and Berbers
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 mother

42. In African society - what item do most have in their homes dedicated to a certain family?
exploitation
that it is leaving one community and entering another
Arabs and Berbers
a shrine

43. Ashanti
ethnic group that inhabiting Arabia and other countries of the Middle East and northern Africa
Belgium
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.
To have a baby

44. What key objective was in the minds of each and every European colonial power?
exploitation
If honored - society will benefit. If ignored - destruction may occur.
No. If done - the boy who gets the girl pregnant most provide compensation to family.
Arabs and Berbers

45. In Africa - is premarital sex allowed? Why or why not?
If honored - society will benefit. If ignored - destruction may occur.
Southern tip of Africa - came for slaves and to farm
Arabs and Berbers
No. If done - the boy who gets the girl pregnant most provide compensation to family.

46. Why is African immigration so important?
marks made on masks to represent monster's teeth
Because it spreads culture and the language to all parts of the globe
To have a baby
Guns to obtain more slaves

47. Swahili
the southern edge of the Sahara Desert
Black Africans and people of European descent
the most widely spoken Bantu languages; people and culture found on the coast of east Africa.
They spread southward as a group and share their language and culture

48. What are two main ethnic groups in Southern Africa?
Black Africans and people of European descent
exploitation
They spread southward as a group and share their language and culture
A medication that helped Europeans survive malaria to continue colonizing Africa.

49. What do Africans believe about death?
that it is leaving one community and entering another
an event where a boy goes off for months to train - educate - and understand
it is celebrated
Black Africans and people of European descent

50. Located in Central Africa
'supernatural' creatures and they are unwanted
a shrine
Angola - Congo
a mask ceremony