Details Title: African Studies 1 Description: language and culture Total Flash Cards: 24 Created: 05/19/2009 09:58:58		New Users: To study from this flashcard set, or to create your own your own study flash cards, REGISTER HERE. Existing Users: CLICK HERE. Additional International Studies Flashcards
Cards in this set: Term Number of Countries (and islands) Definition 53/ 54 Term Poplution of continent Definition 715 - 900 million Term number of African languages Definition 2000 - 2400 Term Number of ethnic groups or "cultures" Definition 1000-2000 Term Three different types of terrains Definition Sahel (grassland) Sahara (deserts) Rainforest Term Sole gatherers and hunters were there til around _____ Definition 7000 years ago Term There were stateless societies til: _____ Definition 2500 years ago Term Date of Arab invasion: Definition 7th century Term Effects of Arab invasion: Definition introduction of islam and arabic culture, trading Term Date of European invasion: Definition 15th century Term First European invaders were _____ Definition Portuguese Term Effects of European invasion (3): Definition 1. changes in socio-cultural/ reliogious practices (with environment and each other) 2. slavery 3. Emergence of triple heritage Term Two types of slavery: Definition 1. Atlantic slave trade (larger) 2. Indian ocean slave trade Term 7 features of culture: Definition 1. commonly shared and dependent upon society 2. learned 3. adaptive 4. varies according to time and place 5. mostly integrated 6. dynamic and always changing 7. often taken for granted Term 3 dimensions for viewing culture: Definition 1. historical dimension 2. transactional dimension 3. spiritual diemension Term Effects of the Berlin conference: Definition Partitioning of africa 1. formation of african countries/ colonies 2. division of ethnic groups 3. unification of different ethnic groups 4. "unified" european invasion of africa 5. official start of european colonial rule over africa Term 10 african languages with over 2 million speakers Definition Amharic, Berber, Fula, Hausa, Manding, Swahili, Wolof, Yoruba, Zulu Term Three critical issues with regards to african languages: Definition 1. mutual intelligibility: language vs. dialect 2. language splitters vs. language lumpers 3. language death Term Lingua Franca Definition language of communication between 2 groups of people who speak different languages Term ethnic language Definition language of ethnic identity Term mother tongue Definition first language you acquire Term language planning Definition government authorized, long-term effort to alter a language's function in a society wtih the purpose of solving communication problems. Term Niger-Congo Phyla Definition largest phylum in Africa and world (at least 1500 languages) Term 5 factors affecting choice of national language: Definition 1. nationalism vs. nationism 2. vertical integration 3. population 4. acceptability 5. language development