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Africa

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abstraction art that represents ideas rather than reality
ancestor worship the worship of dead family members
animism a "magical" African religion that emphasizes the worship of nature spirits and ancestors
clan a close group of family and friends
fetish a carved figure that houses a spirit
oral tradition the spoken history or stories of a group that are passed down through generations
scarification body scars that represent important events in a person's life
tribe a socio-political group with a common culture and ancestry
tribalism when a group is more loyal to their tribe than their country
deforestation the destruction of forests
desertification the spread of deserts due to natural and man-made causes
drought a lack of water in a certain area over a long period of time
famine a lack of food in a certain area over a long period of time
rain forest a dense, humid forest
savanna large, dry grasslands in Africa
direct rule type of colonial rule; local rulers replaced by colonial rulers
indirect rule type of colonial rule; colonial leaders ruled through local leaders
child soldier a young child kidnapped, often drugged and forced to fight in a war
colonialism the belief in and practice of creating colonies to benefit the homeland.
Darfur a region in western Sudan that is experiencing genocide related to the fighting between Arabs and black Africans.
Divide and Rule the colonial practice of setting local tribes against each other; if they fight each other, they can't unite to fight their colonizer.
genocide the mass killing of a certain ethnic and/or religious group.
missionary someone who travels to spread their religion
nationalism an extreme pride in one's nation
SPLA the Sudanese People's Liberation Army; they are the black Africans of Sudan fighting for independence from the Arab dominated North.
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