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African Culture

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1. Islam
Because it spreads culture and the language to all parts of the globe
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
'supernatural' creatures and they are unwanted

2. What is the Sahel?
the southern edge of the Sahara Desert
Otto von Bismarck; 14 nations came
They spread southward as a group and share their language and culture
a storyteller who passes a group's oral traditions on from one generation to another

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

4. What is importance of Swahili language?
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.
Gifts given from the groom's family to the bride's family upon marriage.
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

5. How is death responded to in African culture
To have a baby
it is celebrated
'supernatural' creatures and they are unwanted
The carve a fertility statue that encourages the spirits to 'stay' in her world instead of being reborn in another

6. What is quinine?
The carve a fertility statue that encourages the spirits to 'stay' in her world instead of being reborn in another
Covers 40% of Africa
Centralized government - tribe has a chief - king - or emperor
A medication that helped Europeans survive malaria to continue colonizing Africa.

7. What do Africans believe about death?
it is celebrated
that it is leaving one community and entering another
To have a baby
Morroco - Egypt - Libya

8. What do Africans consider twins as?

9. In African society - what item do most have in their homes dedicated to a certain family?
the belief that everything has a soul; and you should respect what you have and treat it well
exploitation
a shrine
Southern tip of Africa - came for slaves and to farm

10. Located in North Africa
The mother
the most widely spoken Bantu languages; people and culture found on the coast of east Africa.
Morroco - Egypt - Libya
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

11. Who was considered to be the 'biggest winner' of land after the meeting
Because it spreads culture and the language to all parts of the globe
No. If done - the boy who gets the girl pregnant most provide compensation to family.
Belgium
Europeans felt their religions and culture were superior

12. Located in West Africa
the spread and expansion of African culture (over 400 years)
It is used by various ethnic groups in East Africa as the language of business and communication
Mauritania
A ceremony/event that decides whether one is still a boy or is prepared to become a man

13. What is initiation?
A ceremony/event that decides whether one is still a boy or is prepared to become a man
the southern edge of the Sahara Desert
Black Africans and people of European descent
The father's to learn how to survive

14. What are two main ethnic groups in Southern Africa?
Africa was filled with valuable things (rubber - palm oil - wood - etc...)
Black Africans and people of European descent
They spread southward as a group and share their language and culture
It is used by various ethnic groups in East Africa as the language of business and communication

15. Why is African immigration so important?
1. British settlers - English 2. Afrikaners - Dutch settlers - Afrikaans 3. Portuguese settlers - Portuguese
Centralized government - tribe has a chief - king - or emperor
Because it spreads culture and the language to all parts of the globe
Otto von Bismarck; 14 nations came

16. What are two cities in Southern Africa that have a population of more than one million people?
South Africa - Mozambique
Cape Town and Johannesburg in South Africa
Griots. Griots are essentially 'storytellers' because only few African societies had written languages.
To have a baby

17. What is the difference between a push and a pull factor?
Used for ceremonies - Believed to hold ancestor spirits - Headdress - Face masks - Helmet - Body masks - Horizontal
The father's to learn how to survive
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

18. Who held the Berlin Conference and how many nations were invited?
that it is leaving one community and entering another
Africa was filled with valuable things (rubber - palm oil - wood - etc...)
The belief that there are spirits present in animals - plants - and other natural forces
Otto von Bismarck; 14 nations came

19. Mila
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
exploitation
a storyteller who passes a group's oral traditions on from one generation to another

20. What is animism?
A medication that helped Europeans survive malaria to continue colonizing Africa.
Black Africans and people of European descent
Morroco - Egypt - Libya
The belief that there are spirits present in animals - plants - and other natural forces

21. Located in Southern Africa
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.
'supernatural' creatures and they are unwanted
South Africa - Mozambique
Nationalism (shared identity - history - and destiny)

22. Located in East Africa
a mask ceremony
Kenya - Zanzibar - Tanzania
Cape Town and Johannesburg in South Africa
1. British settlers - English 2. Afrikaners - Dutch settlers - Afrikaans 3. Portuguese settlers - Portuguese

23. Arab
'supernatural' creatures and they are unwanted
Mauritania
ethnic group that inhabiting Arabia and other countries of the Middle East and northern Africa
Nationalism (shared identity - history - and destiny)

24. Why did Southern Africa attract Europeans?
Griots. Griots are essentially 'storytellers' because only few African societies had written languages.
exploitation
marks made on masks to represent monster's teeth
Southern tip of Africa - came for slaves and to farm

25. How are Bantu-speaking people important to African culture?
Europeans felt their religions and culture were superior
They spread southward as a group and share their language and culture
If honored - society will benefit. If ignored - destruction may occur.
Gifts given from the groom's family to the bride's family upon marriage.

26. What is the African diaspora?
Morroco - Egypt - Libya
the spread and expansion of African culture (over 400 years)
Mauritania
the father

27. Non-centralized government
a shrine
If honored - society will benefit. If ignored - destruction may occur.
Tribes use councils or elders to represent best interests
Southern tip of Africa - came for slaves and to farm

28. African Masks
that it is leaving one community and entering another
Used for ceremonies - Believed to hold ancestor spirits - Headdress - Face masks - Helmet - Body masks - Horizontal
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
Africa was filled with valuable things (rubber - palm oil - wood - etc...)

29. What two types of leadership can you find in Africa? Explain them.
that it is leaving one community and entering another
Centralized government - tribe has a chief - king - or emperor
ethnic group that inhabiting Arabia and other countries of the Middle East and northern Africa
Used for ceremonies - Believed to hold ancestor spirits - Headdress - Face masks - Helmet - Body masks - Horizontal

30. What are the two largest ethnic groups in North Africa?
1. British settlers - English 2. Afrikaners - Dutch settlers - Afrikaans 3. Portuguese settlers - Portuguese
the father
Arabs and Berbers
South Africa - Mozambique

31. What happens after completion of an Age-Rite ceremony?
No. If done - the boy who gets the girl pregnant most provide compensation to family.
exploitation
Push factor are negative things about a land - Pull factors are positive things about a land
a mask ceremony

32. In childhood - where does the child spend most of his/her first years with?
'supernatural' creatures and they are unwanted
it is celebrated
The mother
Arabs and Berbers

33. What was a political motive as to why Europeans took over 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.
a storyteller who passes a group's oral traditions on from one generation to another
Nationalism (shared identity - history - and destiny)
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.

34. Name the three main groups of people of European ancestry in Southern Africa.
Centralized government - tribe has a chief - king - or emperor
Belgium
1. British settlers - English 2. Afrikaners - Dutch settlers - Afrikaans 3. Portuguese settlers - Portuguese
A ceremony/event that decides whether one is still a boy or is prepared to become a man

35. Located in Central Africa
Angola - Congo
The mother
an event where a boy goes off for months to train - educate - and understand
They spread southward as a group and share their language and culture

36. Swahili
Morroco - Egypt - Libya
They spread southward as a group and share their language and culture
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 most widely spoken Bantu languages; people and culture found on the coast of east Africa.

37. What power are elderly women believed to possess in African society?
The belief that there are spirits present in animals - plants - and other natural forces
the father
If honored - society will benefit. If ignored - destruction may occur.
it is celebrated

38. What are 'bride-wealth' gifts?

39. 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.
a storyteller who passes a group's oral traditions on from one generation to another
Tribes use councils or elders to represent best interests
Centralized government - tribe has a chief - king - or emperor

40. What does 'scarification' represent?

41. What was a religious motive as to why Europeans took over Africa?
No. If done - the boy who gets the girl pregnant most provide compensation to family.
Covers 40% of Africa
Europeans felt their religions and culture were superior
the belief that everything has a soul; and you should respect what you have and treat it well

42. What are Africans' main method of communication?

43. In Africa - is premarital sex allowed? Why or why not?
Guns to obtain more slaves
Push factor are negative things about a land - Pull factors are positive things about a land
an event where a boy goes off for months to train - educate - and understand
No. If done - the boy who gets the girl pregnant most provide compensation to family.

44. In African society - who picks the spouse for a woman/girl?
marks made on masks to represent monster's teeth
exploitation
If honored - society will benefit. If ignored - destruction may occur.
the father

45. What is an Age-Rite ceremony?
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 most widely spoken Bantu languages; people and culture found on the coast of east Africa.
Angola - Congo

46. What was an economic motive as to why Europeans took over Africa?
Africa was filled with valuable things (rubber - palm oil - wood - etc...)
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
Used for ceremonies - Believed to hold ancestor spirits - Headdress - Face masks - Helmet - Body masks - Horizontal

47. What is a gerontocracy?
South Africa - Mozambique
when authority is held by the elders of the group
that it is leaving one community and entering another
an event where a boy goes off for months to train - educate - and understand

48. What is the savanna?
Belgium
ethnic group that inhabiting Arabia and other countries of the Middle East and northern Africa
Covers 40% of Africa
The carve a fertility statue that encourages the spirits to 'stay' in her world instead of being reborn in another

49. What key objective was in the minds of each and every European colonial power?
Otto von Bismarck; 14 nations came
Mauritania
Because it spreads culture and the language to all parts of the globe
exploitation

50. In Africa - what is considered one of the greatest honors (by a woman)?
Push factor are negative things about a land - Pull factors are positive things about a land
Belgium
a storyteller who passes a group's oral traditions on from one generation to another
To have a baby