Africa Lesson 3- Society and Culture

Tracing family history through mothers instead of fathers

• Paternal

• Maternal

• Patrilineal

• matrilineal

What do we call a family made of several generations?

• oral tradition

• spiritual

• extended family

• matrilineal

What exactly is sugar cane?

• a cane used to cut down sugar

• a gospel song

• stories passed down from generation to generation

• a grassy plant that is a natural source of sugar

Early African homes were small round dwellings made of

In early Africa, where did most people live?

• big cities

• suburban areas

• in the desert

• rural villages

African villages grew into larger communities and these towns and cities eventually became centers of trade and government.

• True

• False

Which of the following statements is true about African Women? (CHECK ALL THAT APPLY!!!)

• African women mostly acted as wives and mothers

• African women had the same and even more rights as men

• Some African women served as soldiers in African armies

• Queen Dahia-al-Kahina spent 30 years governing lands in Angola and fighting off Portuguese invaders

• Queen Nzinga ruled in northern Africa and led an army against Arab invaders

Which of the following statements is true about how African children learned? CHECK ALL THAT APPLY!!!!

• Education was the duty of both the family and other villagers

• Children learned the history of their people and basic skills they would need

• Griots helped to teach children

• A village's oral history was eventually written down on clay tablets and scrolls

• Many stories were life lessons or short proverbs

Which of the following statements about the trade of enslaved persons is true? CHECK ALL THAT APPLY!!

• In 1441, the European country of Portugal began trading enslaved people

• Enslavement was a common practice throughout the world

• Africans who were enslaved by other African could win their freedom

• Enslaved Africans worked in Portugal and the islands of Madeira and Cape Verde

• In the late 1400's Europeans arrived in the Americas and brought enslaved Africans

Which of the following statements about African Music and Dance are accurate? CHECK ALL THAT APPLY!!!

• African dance was a way to communicated with the spirits and express life

• Enslaved Africans relied on music to remind them of their homeland

• Musical instruments such as drums, horns, flutes and banjos were used

• African music only involved individual singing

• Forms of African based music include rock and roll, jazz, ragtime and even rap