African Culture

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1. In childhood - where does the child spend most of his/her first years with?
Used for ceremonies - Believed to hold ancestor spirits - Headdress - Face masks - Helmet - Body masks - Horizontal
Centralized government - tribe has a chief - king - or emperor
Arabs and Berbers
The mother


2. What is the Sahel?
it is celebrated
The carve a fertility statue that encourages the spirits to 'stay' in her world instead of being reborn in another
the southern edge of the Sahara Desert
Black Africans and people of European descent


3. What power are elderly women believed to possess in African society?
Centralized government - tribe has a chief - king - or emperor
If honored - society will benefit. If ignored - destruction may occur.
Belgium
an event where a boy goes off for months to train - educate - and understand


4. Located in West Africa
Mauritania
1. British settlers - English 2. Afrikaners - Dutch settlers - Afrikaans 3. Portuguese settlers - Portuguese
the spread and expansion of African culture (over 400 years)
Otto von Bismarck; 14 nations came


5. Swahili
Southern tip of Africa - came for slaves and to farm
A medication that helped Europeans survive malaria to continue colonizing Africa.
A ceremony/event that decides whether one is still a boy or is prepared to become a man
the most widely spoken Bantu languages; people and culture found on the coast of east Africa.


6. What was an economic motive as to why Europeans took over Africa?
Africa was filled with valuable things (rubber - palm oil - wood - etc...)
a mask ceremony
a storyteller who passes a group's oral traditions on from one generation to another
that it is leaving one community and entering another


7. In the slave trade - what were African slaves traded for to the Europeans?
They spread southward as a group and share their language and culture
'supernatural' creatures and they are unwanted
Guns to obtain more slaves
a mask ceremony


8. What are two main ethnic groups in Southern Africa?
Black Africans and people of European descent
Covers 40% of Africa
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


9. In African society - who picks the spouse for a woman/girl?
A ceremony/event that decides whether one is still a boy or is prepared to become a man
Kenya - Zanzibar - Tanzania
the father
Otto von Bismarck; 14 nations came


10. What happens after completion of an Age-Rite ceremony?
Black Africans and people of European descent
when authority is held by the elders of the group
The belief that there are spirits present in animals - plants - and other natural forces
a mask ceremony


11. Griot

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12. Why did Southern Africa attract Europeans?
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
Southern tip of Africa - came for slaves and to farm
Used for ceremonies - Believed to hold ancestor spirits - Headdress - Face masks - Helmet - Body masks - Horizontal
a shrine


13. Located in North 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.
Europeans felt their religions and culture were superior
Morroco - Egypt - Libya
that it is leaving one community and entering another


14. In African society - what item do most have in their homes dedicated to a certain family?
Africa was filled with valuable things (rubber - palm oil - wood - etc...)
that it is leaving one community and entering another
Belgium
a shrine


15. African Masks
Otto von Bismarck; 14 nations came
Morroco - Egypt - Libya
Used for ceremonies - Believed to hold ancestor spirits - Headdress - Face masks - Helmet - Body masks - Horizontal
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.


16. What are 'bride-wealth' gifts?

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17. Arab
the most widely spoken Bantu languages; people and culture found on the coast of east Africa.
Cape Town and Johannesburg in South Africa
marks made on masks to represent monster's teeth
ethnic group that inhabiting Arabia and other countries of the Middle East and northern Africa


18. What is initiation?
Gifts given from the groom's family to the bride's family upon marriage.
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
it is celebrated


19. How are Bantu-speaking people important to African culture?
They spread southward as a group and share their language and culture
'supernatural' creatures and they are unwanted
Otto von Bismarck; 14 nations came
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


20. Non-centralized government
Tribes use councils or elders to represent best interests
To have a baby
Mauritania
Nationalism (shared identity - history - and destiny)


21. How is death responded to in African culture
Southern tip of Africa - came for slaves and to farm
it is celebrated
Africa was filled with valuable things (rubber - palm oil - wood - etc...)
Mauritania


22. What is animism?
The belief that there are spirits present in animals - plants - and other natural forces
Griots. Griots are essentially 'storytellers' because only few African societies had written languages.
Guns to obtain more slaves
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.


23. In Africa - what is considered one of the greatest honors (by a woman)?
If honored - society will benefit. If ignored - destruction may occur.
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


24. What are two cities in Southern Africa that have a population of more than one million people?
Cape Town and Johannesburg in South Africa
Black Africans and people of European descent
the spread and expansion of African culture (over 400 years)
To have a baby


25. Located in Central Africa
Guns to obtain more slaves
Cape Town and Johannesburg in South Africa
Angola - Congo
The belief that there are spirits present in animals - plants - and other natural forces


26. What is the difference between a push and a pull factor?
Centralized government - tribe has a chief - king - or emperor
Belgium
it is celebrated
Push factor are negative things about a land - Pull factors are positive things about a land


27. What two types of leadership can you find in Africa? Explain them.
A medication that helped Europeans survive malaria to continue colonizing Africa.
They spread southward as a group and share their language and culture
Gifts given from the groom's family to the bride's family upon marriage.
Centralized government - tribe has a chief - king - or emperor


28. What is an Age-Rite ceremony?
The carve a fertility statue that encourages the spirits to 'stay' in her world instead of being reborn in another
an event where a boy goes off for months to train - educate - and understand
Because it spreads culture and the language to all parts of the globe
when authority is held by the elders of the group


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

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30. What are the two largest ethnic groups in North Africa?
when authority is held by the elders of the group
Kenya - Zanzibar - Tanzania
the southern edge of the Sahara Desert
Arabs and Berbers


31. 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.
an event where a boy goes off for months to train - educate - and understand
Southern tip of Africa - came for slaves and to farm
Africa was filled with valuable things (rubber - palm oil - wood - etc...)


32. Ashanti
Mauritania
Morroco - Egypt - Libya
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.
the southern edge of the Sahara Desert


33. What do Africans consider twins as?

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34. What is the African diaspora?
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.
Griots. Griots are essentially 'storytellers' because only few African societies had written languages.
the spread and expansion of African culture (over 400 years)


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

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36. Located in East Africa
Belgium
No. If done - the boy who gets the girl pregnant most provide compensation to family.
a storyteller who passes a group's oral traditions on from one generation to another
Kenya - Zanzibar - Tanzania


37. 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.
Nationalism (shared identity - history - and destiny)
The father's to learn how to survive
the southern edge of the Sahara Desert


38. Located in Southern Africa
South Africa - Mozambique
the father
A ceremony/event that decides whether one is still a boy or is prepared to become a man
Gifts given from the groom's family to the bride's family upon marriage.


39. What is importance of Swahili language?
No. If done - the boy who gets the girl pregnant most provide compensation to family.
Kenya - Zanzibar - Tanzania
exploitation
It is used by various ethnic groups in East Africa as the language of business and communication


40. What is a gerontocracy?
a mask ceremony
The father's to learn how to survive
when authority is held by the elders of the group
Gifts given from the groom's family to the bride's family upon marriage.


41. What key objective was in the minds of each and every European colonial power?
To have a baby
the southern edge of the Sahara Desert
that it is leaving one community and entering another
exploitation


42. Who held the Berlin Conference and how many nations were invited?
The carve a fertility statue that encourages the spirits to 'stay' in her world instead of being reborn in another
the southern edge of the Sahara Desert
Otto von Bismarck; 14 nations came
Nationalism (shared identity - history - and destiny)


43. What is quinine?
'supernatural' creatures and they are unwanted
the father
A medication that helped Europeans survive malaria to continue colonizing Africa.
Mauritania


44. What does 'scarification' represent?

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45. Who was considered to be the 'biggest winner' of land after the meeting
Griots. Griots are essentially 'storytellers' because only few African societies had written languages.
Belgium
Southern tip of Africa - came for slaves and to farm
Centralized government - tribe has a chief - king - or emperor


46. What was a religious motive as to why Europeans took over Africa?
Europeans felt their religions and culture were superior
a shrine
Tribes use councils or elders to represent best interests
the southern edge of the Sahara Desert


47. What are Africans' main method of communication?

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48. In Africa - is premarital sex allowed? Why or why not?
Cape Town and Johannesburg in South 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.
No. If done - the boy who gets the girl pregnant most provide compensation to family.
exploitation


49. What is the savanna?
Covers 40% of Africa
exploitation
It is used by various ethnic groups in East Africa as the language of business and communication
A ceremony/event that decides whether one is still a boy or is prepared to become a man


50. Mila
A medication that helped Europeans survive malaria to continue colonizing Africa.
They spread southward as a group and share their language and culture
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