WS Ch. 6.1 Overview of African Culture

Define Sahara

• The Sahara is a large desert in South Africa.

• The Sahara is a large desert in North Africa.

• The Sahara is a large desert in East Asia.

• The Sahara is a large desert in Central Africa.

Define Sahel

• the African region along the southern border of the Sahara.

• The Sahel is a mountain range in South America.
• The Sahel is a desert in Asia.
• The Sahel is a rainforest in Europe.

Define savanna

• A savanna is a wetland ecosystem with high water levels.
• A savanna is a desert ecosystem with no vegetation.
• A savanna is a flat, grassy plain.

• A savanna is a dense forest ecosystem with a closed canopy.

What are griots?

• African ballet dancers

• African folklorico dancers

• West African historians, storytellers, praise singers, and musicians who preserve and pass on oral traditions
• Traditional African tea ceremony

Define lineage

• Lineage is a type of fruit
• Lineage refers to a type of dance
• Lineage is a term used in computer programming
• Lineage is the people who are descended from a common ancestor.

Define stateless society

• A stateless society is a society governed by a single state
• A stateless society is a society with no rules
• A stateless society is a society that is not governed by a state.
• A stateless society is a society with multiple states

Define patrilineal

• Descent and inheritance traced through the father's lineage.
• Descent and inheritance traced through the mother's lineage.
• Inheritance based on siblings' lineage.
• Descent and inheritance traced through both parents' lineages.

Define matrilineal

• Descent and inheritance are traced through the mother's lineage.
• Descent and inheritance are traced through the eldest child's lineage.
• Descent and inheritance are traced through the father's lineage.
• Descent and inheritance are traced through both parents' lineages.

Define animism

• The belief that objects, places, and creatures possess a distinct spiritual essence.
• The worship of multiple gods
• The practice of meditation in nature
• The belief that inanimate objects have feelings

Define clan

• A clan is a group of people united by actual or perceived kinship and descent.
• A clan is a form of currency used in ancient civilizations.
• A clan is a type of musical instrument.
• A clan is a group of animals united by actual or perceived kinship and descent.