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Life after death
Morality
Reincarnation
Final judgement |
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supreme being
divinities
spirits
ancestors
magic and medicine |
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hajj (pilgrimmage)
sawm (fasting)
salat (daily prayer)
zakat (almsgiving)
shahadah (creed) |
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| External challenges facing african religion |
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Definition
Generalization
Colonial indoctrination
Influences of other religions
Western civilization and education |
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| Internal challenges facing african religion |
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Definition
Secret nature of the religion: religious officials keep to themselves vital info. Coupled with non-written tradition, these pieces of info die with the officials and are lost to future generations.
Diversity of languages
Size of the continent
Geographical impediments: Geographical expansiveness of the continent makes uniformity of beliefs and practices in the religion impossible. |
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| 5. What ways can we reduce population growth according to Dr. Navarro? |
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Definition
| educate women is the key, better medicine, decrease child mortality |
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| 6. Why did missionaries fail in their first attempt to spread Christianity in sub-Saharan Africa? |
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1 disease
2 weren't fully committed
3 hypocrisy
4 competition of islam |
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| 7. What are some of the reasons for the success of the missionary work in spreading Christianity in sub-Saharan Africa in the late 19th and early 20th century? |
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1 malaria
2 slave trade ended
3. colonization
4. efforts of different chrisitans in europe |
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| 8. Why do many people in Africa prefer traditional medicine to western medicine? |
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Definition
-cheaper
-traditional and worked
-proud of heritage |
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Term
| 9. List and explain different rites of passage |
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Definition
birth
adulthood
elderhood
ancestorhood |
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| 10. What are some of the characteristics of small-scale agricultural systems in Africa? |
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Definition
complexitiy and diversity
low risk (rely on production entirely)
low external input
dependency on agrocolgical
divided labor
land tenure |
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| 11. How does HIV/AIDS affect agriculture in Africa? |
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Definition
-dec in livestock
-reduction in land holdings and use
-decline in yields
-missed agri deadlines
-lack of time, resources and labor
-change in cropping patterns
-loss of agricultural knowledge |
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| classifications of instruments |
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Definition
Idiophones (the most common instrument and produce sound without any extra materials — also called “self-sounding” instruments, they can be tuned and untuned such as the Kayamba, which is unturned)
Membranophones (drums that use parchment heads, drumming is an age long tradition in African societies and is used frequently in rituals)
Aerophones (wind instruments or instruments that make sound through air vibrations; grouped into flutes, horns/trumpets, and reed pipes; can be made of materials like bamboo, stalks of millet, carved wood, metal, or other materials)
Chordophones (string instruments with the musical bow being the most popular) |
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Term
| 13. Dr. Maganda's presentation of gender issues affecting women |
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Definition
-unequal labor divisions
-viewed as property
-status of women
-polygamy |
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| 15. Dr. King's presentation on environmental vulnerability |
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Definition
deserts- loss of productivity, sensitivity, risk expsoure
forests- deforestation
farmlands- soil erosion, etc.
urban- steady influx of people, pollution, etc. |
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| Dr. Traore interpreted the different characters as such: the digging stick is a phallic symbol and the animals that are lifted out are children while the hunter is a mentor. The buffaloes that the lion offers to the orphan are symbols for protein while the gold is a symbol for wisdom. The serpent kills the orphan eventually because the wisdom he has gained has served its purpose and he isn’t needed anymore. This shows that every child is useful and valuable on his or her own and provide a unique gift that none other can. |
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| Christian example from the video (a country) |
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| major 3 religions in africa |
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| christianity, islam, traditional african |
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