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African Culture

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1. In African society - what item do most have in their homes dedicated to a certain family?
Black Africans and people of European descent
A medication that helped Europeans survive malaria to continue colonizing Africa.
No. If done - the boy who gets the girl pregnant most provide compensation to family.
a shrine

2. In Africa - what is considered one of the greatest honors (by a woman)?
Cape Town and Johannesburg in South Africa
If honored - society will benefit. If ignored - destruction may occur.
Africa was filled with valuable things (rubber - palm oil - wood - etc...)
To have a baby

3. Animism
the spread and expansion of African culture (over 400 years)
the belief that everything has a soul; and you should respect what you have and treat it well
marks made on masks to represent monster's teeth
The mother

4. Who held the Berlin Conference and how many nations were invited?
Otto von Bismarck; 14 nations came
it is celebrated
a mask ceremony
Cape Town and Johannesburg in South Africa

5. What is the savanna?
Covers 40% of Africa
Otto von Bismarck; 14 nations came
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

6. Islam
Centralized government - tribe has a chief - king - or emperor
Otto von Bismarck; 14 nations came
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 ceremony/event that decides whether one is still a boy or is prepared to become a man

7. In Africa - is premarital sex allowed? Why or why not?
They spread southward as a group and share their language and culture
No. If done - the boy who gets the girl pregnant most provide compensation to family.
a mask ceremony
To have a baby

8. What happens after completion of an Age-Rite ceremony?
a mask ceremony
Because it spreads culture and the language to all parts of the globe
Otto von Bismarck; 14 nations came
Gifts given from the groom's family to the bride's family upon marriage.

9. What was a religious motive as to why Europeans took over Africa?
It is used by various ethnic groups in East Africa as the language of business and communication
Europeans felt their religions and culture were superior
Morroco - Egypt - Libya
Griots. Griots are essentially 'storytellers' because only few African societies had written languages.

10. What are 'bride-wealth' gifts?

11. What is the difference between a push and a pull factor?
Belgium
Gifts given from the groom's family to the bride's family upon marriage.
Push factor are negative things about a land - Pull factors are positive things about a land
the most widely spoken Bantu languages; people and culture found on the coast of east Africa.

12. Non-centralized government
Used for ceremonies - Believed to hold ancestor spirits - Headdress - Face masks - Helmet - Body masks - Horizontal
Mauritania
Tribes use councils or elders to represent best interests
If honored - society will benefit. If ignored - destruction may occur.

13. Located in Southern Africa
Africa was filled with valuable things (rubber - palm oil - wood - etc...)
Centralized government - tribe has a chief - king - or emperor
Cape Town and Johannesburg in South Africa
South Africa - Mozambique

14. Griot

15. What power are elderly women believed to possess in African society?
Kenya - Zanzibar - Tanzania
Belgium
If honored - society will benefit. If ignored - destruction may occur.
it is celebrated

16. Why is African immigration so important?
'supernatural' creatures and they are unwanted
Because it spreads culture and the language to all parts of the globe
The carve a fertility statue that encourages the spirits to 'stay' in her world instead of being reborn in another
The belief that there are spirits present in animals - plants - and other natural forces

17. Ashanti
Push factor are negative things about a land - Pull factors are positive things about a land
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.
a storyteller who passes a group's oral traditions on from one generation to another

18. What are Africans' main method of communication?

19. Swahili
the most widely spoken Bantu languages; people and culture found on the coast of east Africa.
Used for ceremonies - Believed to hold ancestor spirits - Headdress - Face masks - Helmet - Body masks - Horizontal
If honored - society will benefit. If ignored - destruction may occur.
'supernatural' creatures and they are unwanted

20. In the slave trade - what were African slaves traded for to the Europeans?
The belief that there are spirits present in animals - plants - and other natural forces
Guns to obtain more slaves
Because it spreads culture and the language to all parts of the globe
exploitation

21. In childhood - where does the child spend most of his/her first years with?
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
The mother
Gifts given from the groom's family to the bride's family upon marriage.

22. What do Africans consider twins as?

23. What is the Sahel?
a shrine
Africa was filled with valuable things (rubber - palm oil - wood - etc...)
Morroco - Egypt - Libya
the southern edge of the Sahara Desert

24. Located in West Africa
The father's to learn how to survive
exploitation
a shrine
Mauritania

25. How is death responded to in African culture
Angola - Congo
Tribes use councils or elders to represent best interests
an event where a boy goes off for months to train - educate - and understand
it is celebrated

26. Located in North Africa
Morroco - Egypt - Libya
ethnic group that inhabiting Arabia and other countries of the Middle East and northern Africa
marks made on masks to represent monster's teeth
Covers 40% of Africa

27. What are the two largest ethnic groups in North Africa?
The mother
Arabs and Berbers
Nationalism (shared identity - history - and destiny)
Belgium

28. What is an Age-Rite ceremony?
a mask ceremony
an event where a boy goes off for months to train - educate - and understand
Otto von Bismarck; 14 nations came
Push factor are negative things about a land - Pull factors are positive things about a land

29. What is animism?
Arabs and Berbers
The belief that there are spirits present in animals - plants - and other natural forces
a storyteller who passes a group's oral traditions on from one generation to another
when authority is held by the elders of the group

30. What is initiation?
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
Used for ceremonies - Believed to hold ancestor spirits - Headdress - Face masks - Helmet - Body masks - Horizontal
Morroco - Egypt - Libya
A ceremony/event that decides whether one is still a boy or is prepared to become a man

31. What is importance of Swahili language?
It is used by various ethnic groups in East Africa as the language of business and communication
exploitation
A medication that helped Europeans survive malaria to continue colonizing Africa.
the most widely spoken Bantu languages; people and culture found on the coast of east Africa.

32. What two types of leadership can you find in Africa? Explain them.
a shrine
Centralized government - tribe has a chief - king - or emperor
Gifts given from the groom's family to the bride's family upon marriage.
To have a baby

33. Located in East Africa
Kenya - Zanzibar - Tanzania
They spread southward as a group and share their language and culture
the southern edge of the Sahara Desert
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. What are two main ethnic groups in Southern Africa?
Black Africans and people of European descent
it is celebrated
Belgium
The carve a fertility statue that encourages the spirits to 'stay' in her world instead of being reborn in another

35. What do Africans believe about death?
that it is leaving one community and entering another
marks made on masks to represent monster's teeth
If honored - society will benefit. If ignored - destruction may occur.
Because it spreads culture and the language to all parts of the globe

36. Arab
Gifts given from the groom's family to the bride's family upon marriage.
'supernatural' creatures and they are unwanted
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
ethnic group that inhabiting Arabia and other countries of the Middle East and northern Africa

37. What was a political motive as to why Europeans took over Africa?
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
The mother
Nationalism (shared identity - history - and destiny)

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

39. What is quinine?
The father's to learn how to survive
Centralized government - tribe has a chief - king - or emperor
that it is leaving one community and entering another
A medication that helped Europeans survive malaria to continue colonizing Africa.

40. Mila
'supernatural' creatures and they are unwanted
Cape Town and Johannesburg in South Africa
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

41. Who was considered to be the 'biggest winner' of land after the meeting
Arabs and Berbers
Black Africans and people of European descent
Belgium
Gifts given from the groom's family to the bride's family upon marriage.

42. Located in Central Africa
Otto von Bismarck; 14 nations came
Nationalism (shared identity - history - and destiny)
Angola - Congo
a mask ceremony

43. What key objective was in the minds of each and every European colonial power?
The mother
Africa was filled with valuable things (rubber - palm oil - wood - etc...)
Guns to obtain more slaves
exploitation

44. What was an economic motive as to why Europeans took over Africa?
the spread and expansion of African culture (over 400 years)
Africa was filled with valuable things (rubber - palm oil - wood - etc...)
Mauritania
that it is leaving one community and entering another

45. 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
Black Africans and people of European descent

46. Name the three main groups of people of European ancestry in Southern Africa.
that it is leaving one community and entering another
1. British settlers - English 2. Afrikaners - Dutch settlers - Afrikaans 3. Portuguese settlers - Portuguese
'supernatural' creatures and they are unwanted
the spread and expansion of African culture (over 400 years)

47. African Masks
the belief that everything has a soul; and you should respect what you have and treat it well
Guns to obtain more slaves
Covers 40% of Africa
Used for ceremonies - Believed to hold ancestor spirits - Headdress - Face masks - Helmet - Body masks - Horizontal

48. What does 'scarification' represent?

49. In African society - who picks the spouse for a woman/girl?
the father
Morroco - Egypt - Libya
the southern edge of the Sahara Desert
exploitation

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