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WorksheetsAfrican Culture: Lesson 3 Review
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 21mins
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
What are stories passed down from generation to generation?
oral tradition
oral myths
spiritual
one of the above
What does matrilineal mean?
tracing a family decent through god-mothers
tracing a family decent through mothers
tracing a family decent through fathers
family stories passed down
In early Africa, where did most people live?
big cities
suburban areas
in the desert
rural villages
Early African homes were small round dwellings made of
(a)
Who made up the extended family? CHECK ALL THAT APPLY!!
parents
children
grandparents
other relatives
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 are true about Family Ties?(Check all that apply)
Family formed the basis of African Society
Members of lineage groups were expected to support and care for one another
People often lived in single(one) family generation units
Younger members in the family had more power
Members of lineage groups could trace their family history to a common ancestor
Which of the following statements about Bantu migrations is true? CHECK ALL THAT APPLY
Bantu villages traced their decent or ancestry through their fathers
Many of Africa's social practices are a result of Bantu migrations
Bantu migrants shared similar languages, culture and technologies
Bantu migrations began in East Africa and only spread south
Today, 220 million Africans speak hundreds of Bantu languages
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 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 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 Art in Africa is true?
The earliest form of art in Africa was metal working
Oshogobo art is a modern movements that relates to traditional Yoruba culture
Africans excelled in many art forms including painting, weaving and woodcarving
African paintings showed everyday life of people for example, as they hunted animals and danced
The word "kente" means stone house
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
