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| What 3 countries is Islam the most popular? |
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| You can either be a Muslim with strict rules or lenient rules (no swimsuit, wear veil) |
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| Characteristics of Muslims |
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1)Believe in one God
2)Pray 5 times a day
3)Fast during Ramadan
4)Give to charity
5) Travel to Meca at one point in your life |
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| Describe the population of Muslims in AFrica. |
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1) 1/5 of worlds muslims in Africa
2)Nigeria & Egypt have around 80 mill muslims |
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When did Islam come to Africa?
(The first wave) |
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| First wave came through military conquest (640-1100s) |
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When did Islam come to Africa?
(The second wave) |
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| Trough trade (1100s-1600s) |
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| What are the two types of Muslims? |
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Sunni's are majority of Muslims.
Shi'a's are in E. Africa & Nigeria |
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| What are the 4 types of indigenous beliefs? |
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1)Supreme Being (One God)
2)Voodooism
3)Worshiping Ancestors
4)Witchcraft |
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| Describe how one would worship a "God" |
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| Can be directly but also through other spirits |
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1)creator works thru other spirits
2)male/female
3)Ex. Mami Wata |
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1)no children/family
2)Represented as aquatic creatures (fish, crocodiles, snake, mermaid)
3)Seen as a jealous spirit and she demands abstinence in sex |
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| Describe the Worshipping Ancestors |
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1)Not worshipped like Gods but respected
2)Were once living |
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| Name 3 countries in which indigenous beliefs are most common. |
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Tanzania - Witchcraft
Madagascar - Ancestral
Benin - Voodooism |
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| Name some countries with the most Christians |
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When did Christianity come to Africa?
(The first wave) |
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| How was Christianity spread throughout Africa? |
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1)Portugese missionaries and traders in the 1400s
2)When slaves were freed in the U.S they brought Christianity back with them in the late 1860s |
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| What are 3 types of oral lit? |
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1)Tales - about one person
2)Myth - Origin stories
3)epic - Historical stories, talk about cultural/political change |
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| Describe forms of oral literature |
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| Use body language, different voices, interaction with audience |
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| What is the importance of oral lit? |
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1)Make connections from the past to today
2)Storytelling makes us human, animals cannot do it |
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| Examples of Oral Lit from class? |
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Sembene
Adichie
Wainaina
Wangari Maathai |
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| the Father of Arthouse Cinema (senegal) |
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| What are the 2 types of Cinema? |
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| What is an example of Popular Cinema? |
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1)Produces 15 films/week
2)Began in 1992
3)Made cheap for @ home watching
4)English speaking
5)Stories are universal |
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| South Africa, 75K years old |
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| What was found in the cave? |
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1)abalone shells
2)engraved stone |
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| Name 2 types of african art. (1300s-1400s) |
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Conceptual - Religious
Secular |
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| Describe Kente cloth of Ghana. |
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1)Each cloth has different meaning
2)Used cotton for a long time then began to use silk
3)Was in b/w until 1900 then used color |
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| A contemporary sculptor. Made a giant Kente cloth made of bottle caps/foil from top of liquor |
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A contemporary sculptor.
Ex. "Scramble for Africa" - table of business men with no heads
Ex. "Ship in the Battle" - Ship in a bottle |
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1)preman - playboy (women)
2)Wealthy import/exporters
3)HIPSTERS |
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| What do hightimers dress up for? |
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1)To show off
2)Clothes are sacred, cannot be taken away
3)Their own property |
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| Name the 3 fabrics hightimers wear. |
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1)Kente cloth
2)Adinkra
3)African-print cloth |
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| Describe African-print cloth |
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!)Uses bright colors/complex patterns
2)Get ideas for patterns from Inda
3)Made in Europe
4)Sold in Africa |
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| Describe Kangas from Kenya |
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1)Has border going all the way around it
2)Has name sewn onto fabric
3)Sold in two pieces |
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