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17 Cards in this Set
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How did African children learn their history and culture?
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They listen to the stories told by their elders.
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What tradition characterizes the African culture?
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The art of storytelling
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The ____ was the most important element of the traditional African culture.
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family
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What was the major reason for marriage in the African culture?
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To raise children to carry on family traditions and to increase family honor and wealth.
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The largest family group in Africa was the _____.
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clan
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A _____ included everyone who could trace his ancestry to a common relative.
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clan
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A group of clans made up the ____.
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tribe
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A ____ was two or more clans living together.
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tribe
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Early people in all areas of the world lived in ______ houses.
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hutlike
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What three things determined the style and permanence of the house (dwelling):
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1.climate
2.lifestyle of the tribe 3.availability of material |
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Why did the Eastern Africans and Western Africans not mingle?
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Because of the Sahara Desert that separated them.
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What was the compound style housing?
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It consisted of several houses which were just one room each. Family members would come together for meals.
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Eastern African homes were more ______ than Western African homes.
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permanent
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Eastern African homes were much like the buildings in the ___ ______, made with flat roofs and courtyards.
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Middle East
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Why did the Western African people live in temporary homes?
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They needed to move often to more fertile soil and better hunting areas.
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Storytellers were called ___ in western Africa.
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griots
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___ ______ are how we know so much about African history and culture.
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Oral histories
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