African Society and Culture

In early Africa, most people worked as ________.

• ironworkers

• farmers

• traders

• fishermen

Different ______ languages are spoken by over 200 million African people today because their community grew and moved from West Africa to the east and south.

• Swahili

• African

• Saharan

• Bantu

Besides being a wife and mother, what other important job did women have in early African societies?

• Traders

• Hunters

• Pottery makers

• Teachers

What are two things that African girls were taught to do in ancient times?

• hunting and blacksmithing

• housework and some agriculture-related work

• housework and hunting

• fishing and how to care for children

What genres of music were influenced by African music? (Choose ALL that apply.)

• Heavy metal

• Hip-hop/Rap

• Blues

• Rock & Roll

What was the basis of African society?

• Family

• Resources

• War

• Religion

What were the larger social groups called in early Africa?

• Families

• Lineage groups

• Villages

• Tribes

Where did the Bantu people migrate from?

• South Africa

• East Africa

• North Africa

• West Africa

How were Bantu villages organized?

• Matrilineal

• Patrilineal

• Bilateral

• Unilineal

Who took over the education of sons in African society?

• Fathers

• Mothers

• Relatives

• Grandparents