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Module 12 Lesson 1
Diverse Societies in Africa
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What did interaction with the African environment create? | Many unique cultures and societies |
| The tsetse fly prevented Africans from bring cattle, donkeys, and horses near the rainforests, however they also prevented..... | European invaders from colonizing these territories. |
| The savannas support abundant agricultural production, however, the drawback of this environment is.... | The topsoil is thin and heavy rains will strip away materials |
| Deserts and rainforests are.... | semi-uninhabitable and unsuitable for human life, and prevent people's movement to more welcoming environments. |
| The lands of the northern coast and southern tip of Africa are.... | welcoming and have good climates with fertile soil |
| Africa is the...... | second largest continent in the world |
| The first humans that appeared in the Great Rift Valley and migrated out of it had..... | developed technologies and social systems that had helped them survive and alter their surroundings. |
| What societies had began in Africa and make up a very little percentage of Africa's population today? | Nomadic hunting-gathering societies |
| In the Efe hunting-gathering society, a respected male is the leader of the group, but he does not..... | Give orders or act as a chief |
| Women are gatherers in the Efe society. It is their job to..... | gather roots, mushrooms, and wild seeds. |
| Men are the hunters in the Efe society. It is their job to.... | hunt antelope and other mammals |
| Aside from hunting-gathering societies, there are also groups of Africans called pastoral societies that learned to..... | domesticate and raise a variety of animals for food |
| What did early farmers do to survive the dry Sahara desert? | They moved east into the Nile valley and south into West Africa |
| How did agriculture drastically change the way Africans lived? | It allowed them to build permanent shelters, have longer and healthier lives, and gain an increased birthdate |
| What made Africans develop various kinds of government? | They had more complex communities, which required more organization. |
| What common element did societies south of the Sahara share? | The importance of the basic social unit, the family. |
| What role did lineages play in government? | Africans developed systems of government based on lineages, and, in some African societies, lineage groups took the place of rulers. |
| There was no system of centralized power in stateless societies, so how was authority balanced? | It was balanced among lineages that held equal power |
| What does the way that Africans trace lineages determine? | How possessions and properties are passed on and the groups that individuals belong to. |
| Members of a patrilineal society trace their ancestors through their fathers, and inheritance passes.... | From father to son |
| Members of a matrilineal society trace their ancestors through their mothers, and young men inherit.... | Land and wealth from their mothers family. |
| What does an age-set system consist of? | Young people within a region who are born during a certain time period. |
| The age-set system is generally used to... | teach discipline, community service, and leadership skills to their young. |
| African religions are generally polytheistic and usually include elements of animism. What is animism? | A belief system in which spirits are present in animals, plants, and other natural forces. |
| Instead of separating religion from other areas of life, they believed that.... | Spiritual beliefs and practices were necessary to all areas of life |
| How did West African griots do? | They told stories about West Africa, keeping its history alive. |
| What were archaeologist's main source of information about early West African cultures? | Pottery, charcoal, and slag. |
| What was a major technological advancement of the ancient Nok of the sub-Saharan Africa? | The ability to smelt iron |
| What was the smelted iron that the Nok people made used to do? | Make tools for farming and weapons for hunting |
| What did the Djenné-Djeno make? | Pottery, copper hair ornaments, clay toys, glass beads, stone bracelets, and iron knives. |
| The early inhabitants of West Africa were developing _______, ________, and ______ that would make their mark on history. | Cities, cultures, technologies. |
| Who were people that would move out of West Africa and take their cultures and iron working techniques with them to parts of eastern and southern Africa? | The Bantu-speaking people |
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