ch 3 sec 1 "africa"
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AFRICA
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Vocabulary
• Sahel• Savannah• Animism• Swahili• Zimbabwe
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Crops
• Savannah—flat grasslands– Grain crops (like millet, sorghum and maize)
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• Sahel – narrow strip of land between Sahara and savannah– Cotton and watermelon
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Livestock
• Raised lots of animals: sheep, goats and cattle• Seldom killed the animals. To kill an animal
meant the loss of your wealth
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Family
• Children were believed to be important!• Africans had many wives so they could have
many children• Marriage and large families led to increased
wealth and family honor
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Why was the family so important?
1. Provided security for family members2. Provided a pool of wisdom and skills
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Clans
• Everyone who could trace his ancestry to a common relative
• The clan elder was in charge
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Tribe
• Two or more clans that had same language, beliefs and customs formed a tribe
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Religion
• Believed in a Supreme Being or High God• Also believed in lesser Gods
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• Animism – the belief that objects had spirits• They prayed and offered sacrifices to these
spirits to get blessings
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Islam in Africa
• How did it get to Africa?• 1. Islamic merchants came in trade caravans• 2. slaves brought in from Indonesia and
Southeast Asia brought their religion with them