introduction to african history, cultures, traditions

8/10/2019 Introduction to African History, Cultures, Traditions

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AFRICA

The worlds second largest continent in

area next to Asia, and the third largestpopulation after Asia and Europe.


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AFRICA

Has a regular coastline and is essentially a vast

plateau. With the Sahara to the North and thealahari !esert to the south, the central portion istropical and e"uatorial in cli#ate.


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AFRICA

Historically called the $!ar% &ontinent' not

(ecause of the co#plexion of the originalinha(itants (ut (ecause #ost people %nowvery little a(out it.


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AFRICA

)t is a land *ushing with sunshine andvivid light+

)t is the last of the continents to feelthe in*uence of western civiliation+

Therefore #any people consider it a(ac%ground continent.


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AFRICA

Archaeologists are

(eco#ing increasinglysure that the -rst #anappeared in Africa.

ossilied re#ains of

#an have (een foundthere that, when giventhe car(on dating test,show #an roa#ed the

African continent two#illion years ago.

Stone i#ple#ents havealso (een found in

certain parts of Africa


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AFRICA

/ost Africans practice local traditions which

have sprung fro# di0erent religious syste#s.

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AFRICA

The geography of Africa is so varied

and extre#ely diverse.

/ost of its local arts is closelyassociated with religion.

)t is pri#itive in nature and isassociated with superstition andspiritual #otifs. !ecorative #otifs areused to honor the ani#al and plantlife of a religion.

Africa is the (est place in the worldwhere wild ani#als can still (e seen#igrating across the plains, rivers,swa#ps and on the savanna.


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FAMOUS PEOPLENE5S1N /AN!E5A

Before becomi! "#e $r%" b&'c()re%i*e" of So+"# Afric' i--., Ne&%o M'*e&' %)e"m+c# of #i% &ife i )ri%o for&e'*i! b&'c( o))o%i"io "o "#e

o))re%%i/e r+&e of "#e 0#i"emiori"1 !o/erme"2 D+ri!#i% m'1 1e'r% i c')"i/i"1,

M'*e&' bec'me ' 0or&*0i*e%1mbo& of re%i%"'ce "o 0#i"e*omi'"io i So+"# Afric'2Here, #e %)e'(% "o %+))or"er%

+)o #i% re&e'%e from )ri%oo Febr+'r1 , --32


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FAMOUS PEOPLE!ES/1N! T3T3

De%mo* T+"+, ' So+"# Afric'c&er!1m', 0'% "#e $r%" b&'c(m' "o be '))oi"e* !eer'&%ecre"'r1 of "#e So+"# Afric'Co+ci& of C#+rc#e%2 T+"+ 0o

"#e Nobe& Pe'ce Pri4e i -5.for #i% &e'*er%#i) i "#e)e'cef+& cr+%'*e '!'i%" So+"#Afric'6% r'ci'& ')'r"#ei*)o&icie%2 I --7 #e 0'%

'))oi"e* #e'* of "#e Tr+"# '*Recoci&i'"io Commi%%io,e%"'b&i%#e* "o i/e%"i!'"ecrime% commi""e* *+ri! "#e')'r"#ei* er'2


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FAMOUS PEOPLESHAA

S#'(' 0'% ' f'mo+% Afric'8+&+ 9i! '* 0'rrior2 He0'% ' mi&i"'r1 !ei+%"r'ii! #i% 0'rrior% i

%)eci'& mi&i"'r1 "'c"ic% '*i +%e of mo*er 0e')o%2U*er #i% r+&e, "#e 8+&+)eo)&e bec'me ' )o0erf+&

'"io2


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FAMOUS PEOPLE1) ANNAN

9o$ A' of G#'' %er/e*'% %ecre"'r1 !eer'& of "#eUi"e* N'"io% :UN; from--< "#ro+!# =33>,

becomi! "#e UN6% $r%"%ecre"'r1 !eer'& from%+b?S'#'r' Afric'2 A'%+ccee*e* Bo+"ro%

Bo+"ro%?G#'&i of E!1)" '%%ecre"'r1?!eer'& '* 0'%fo&&o0e* b1 B' 9i Moo ofSo+"# 9ore'2


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FAMOUS PEOPLE

WAN2A4) /AATHA)

@'!'ri M+"' M''"#'i0o "#e Nobe& Pri4e for

Pe'ce i =33. for #ere/irome"'& 'c"i/i%m2M''"#'i, ' '"i/e of9e1', 0'% "#e $r%"Afric' 0om' "o 0i

"#e )e'ce )ri4e2


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HISTORICAL PLACES&AST5E 1 211! H17E

So+"# Afric'6% o&*e%"%+r/i/i! co&oi'& b+i&*i!0'% b+i&" b1 "#e D+"c# E'%"I*i' Com)'1 '% '

re)&ei%#me" %"'"io for"#eir %#i)% o+re1i! fromE+ro)e "o "#e E'%" o"r'*i! e)e*i"io%2 T#e)'%"e&?)'i"e* b+i&*i!%co%"r+c"e* of %"oe 'reo0 #ome "o "#e C'%"&eMi&i"'r1 M+%e+m '* "#e@i&&i'm Fe#r Co&&ec"io


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HISTORICAL PLACES4188EN )S5AN! 74)S1N

A %1mbo& of #o)e for '&& So+"#Afric'%2 Oce ' %1mbo& ofo))re%%io, i" i% o0 'c+&"+r'& '* co/er%'"io%#o0c'%e for "#e e0 So+"#Afric' *emocr'c1, 'i"er'"io'& ico of "#e"ri+m)# of !oo* o/er e/i&2Dec&'re* ' @or&* Heri"'!e

Si"e i --- '* #o+%i! '0or&*?c&'%% m+%e+m, i" i%#ere 0#ere Ne&%o M'*e&''* o"#er '"i?')'r"#ei*'c"i/i%"% 0ere ic'rcer'"e*2


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HISTORICAL PLACES819AA7 /3SE3/

S#o0c'%e% %o+"# 'fric'6% i%&'mic#eri"'!e i "#e c#eerf+& bo?('')ei!#bo+r#oo* of m+&"i?co&ore*#o+%e% e%"'b&i%#e* ce"+rie%b'c( b1 free* %&'/e% 0#o #'i&e*

from %o+"# e'%" '%i' '*)r'c"ice* "#e m+%&im f'i"#2

T#e m+%e+m i% i "#e )roce%% of"r'%form'"ioi"o ' %oci'i%"or1 m+%e+m "#'" 0i&& "e&&"#e %"or1 of &oc'& )o)+&'"io0i"#i ' c+&"+r'& '* %ocio?)o&i"ic'& co"e"2


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HISTORICAL PLACES

T358A2HS ENT)4E&H34&H ST4EET

H'% bee *ec&'re* ' #eri"'!e%i"e '* fe'"+re% &o/i!&1re%"ore* '* m'i"'ie*C')e D+"c# b+i&*i!%

%"r'i!#" o+" of "#e 5"#ce"+r12


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SIGNIFICANT EVENTS

THE !3T&H &A7E &151N:

Fir%" E+ro)e' %e""&eme" i So+"# Afric'e%"'b&i%#e* b1 "#e D+"c# i >7= for "#e )+r)o%e ofre%+))&1i! %#i)% %+c# '% "#e1 %'i&e* 'ro+* "#e

%o+"#er "i) of Afric'2

THE 84)T)SH &A7E &151N: AN! THE 24EATT4E

Gre'" Bri"'i c')"+re* "#e C')e co&o1 from "#eD+"c# i 53> '* be!' "o im)o%e E!&i%# &'0 o"#e Afri('er%2

THE A4)&AN WA4S

T#e Gre'" Tre( bro+!#" Afri('er% i"o coic" 0i"#Afric' 9i!*om%, 0#ic# /ie0e* "#e 'rri/'& of "#e0#i"e %e""&er% '% ' i/'%io2


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SIGNIFICANT EVENTS

THE /)N)N2 1 215! AN! !)A/1N!S T#e *i%co/er1 of !o&* '* *i'mo*%

c#'!e* &ife *r'm'"ic'&&1 for b&'c(%2 T#e)o&ic1 of %e!re!'"i! b&'c(% '* 0#i"e%

"oo( o %"ric" e0 form% i "#e f'ce ofr')i* i*+%"ri'&i4'"io2

THE 3N)1N 1 S13TH A4)&A

T#e Bri"i%# !r'"e* i*e)e*ece "o So+"#

'fric' i -3, 'f"er ' i"er'"io'& o+"cr1o/er "#eir "re'"me" of Afri('er% *+ri!"#e 0'r '* '%%+r'ce% "#'" Bri"i%#i*+%"rie% 0o+&* be )ro"ec"e*2


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CULTURE

T#e c+&"+re of Afric' ecom)'%%e% '*ic&+*e% '&& c+&"+re% 0i"#i "#e co"ie" ofAfric'2

T#ere i% ' )o&i"ic'& or racial split be"0eeNor"# Afric', '* S+b?S'#'r' Afric', 0#ic# i"+r 0'% *i/i*e* i"o ' !re'" +mber of e"#icc+&"+re%2

Afric'6% c+&"+r'& "r'*i"io% 're e"reme&1*i/er%e2 Tr'*i"io'&&1, 'r", m+%ic, '* or'&

&i"er'"+re %er/e* "o reiforce ei%"i! re&i!io+%'* %oci'& )'""er%2


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CULTURE

D+ri! "#e co&oi'& )erio*, %ome e*+c'"e* ci"1*0e&&er% reec"e* "r'*i"io'& Afric' c+&"+r'&'c"i/i"ie% i f'/or of @e%"er c+&"+r'& )+r%+i"%,b+" ' c+&"+r'& re/i/'& %)r'! +) 0i"# "#e ri%e ofAfric' '"io'&i%m '* i*e)e*ece i "#e

mi*?=3"# ce"+r12 Ar'bic 0ri""e &i"er'"+re #'% ' &o! #i%"or1 i

Nor"# Afric', 0#i&e E+ro)e'?&'!+'!e&i"er'"+re #'% *e/e&o)e* more rece"&12

T#e !o/erme"% of mo%" Afric' '"io%%)o%or '"io'& *'ce '* m+%ic !ro+)%,m+%e+m%, '* "o ' &e%%er *e!ree, 'r"i%"% '*0ri"er%2


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LITERATURE

1ral and written literature )ro*+ce* o "#eAfric' co"ie"2 Afric' #'% ' &o! &i"er'r1"r'*i"io, '&"#o+!# /er1 &i""&e of "#i% &i"er'"+re 0'%0ri""e *o0 +"i& "#e =3"# ce"+r12 I "#e 'b%eceof 0i*e%)re'* &i"er'c1, Afric' &i"er'"+re 0'%

)rim'ri&1 or'& '* )'%%e* from oe !eer'"io "o"#e e" "#ro+!# memori4'"io '* reci"'"io2

Mo%" of Afric'6% 0ri""e &i"er'"+re i% i Europeanlanguages, o0i! "o E+ro)e' co&oi4'"io of "#eco"ie" from "#e >"# ce"+r1 "o "#e mi*?=3"#

ce"+r12 D+ri! "#'" )erio* E+ro)e' &'!+'!e%%+))&'"e* Afric' &'!+'!e% i !o/erme",e*+c'"io, b+%ie%%, '*, "o ' !re'" e"e", i *'i&1comm+ic'"io2


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LITERATURE

B1 f'r "#e mo%" 0i*e&1 +%e* E+ro)e' &'!+'!e i

Afric' &i"er'"+re i% English, fo&&o0e* b1 rench and7ortuguese, re%)ec"i/e&12 @or(% 0ri""e i Afric'&'!+'!e% '* "r'*i"io'& or'& "e"% 0e" /ir"+'&&1+'c(o0&e*!e* +"i& "#e &'"e =3"# ce"+r1, b+" "o*'1

"#e1 're recei/i! icre'%e* reco!i"io2 M'1 %c#o&'r%

)refer "o %)e'( of Afric' &i"er'"+re%, "o em)#'%i4e "#em'1 *iere" &i"er'r1 "r'*i"io% "#e "ermecom)'%%e%2

T#i% %+r/e1 co/er% o&1 Afric' &i"er'"+re% %o+"# of "#eS'#'r'2 T#e &i"er'"+re% of Nor"# Afric' 're o" ic&+*e*

bec'+%e Nor"# Afric' c+&"+re% %#'re !re'"er 'i"ie%0i"# "#e Ar'b 0or&* "#' 0i"# %+b?S'#'r' )eo)&e% '*c+&"+re%2 T#e &i"er'"+re of 0#i"e So+"# Afric' i% %imi&'r&1ec&+*e*, '% i" i% more c&o%e&1 &i(e* 0i"# "#e E+ro)e'&i"er'r1 #eri"'!e2


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TRADITIONS&51THES


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TRADITIONS/3S)& AN! !AN&E

M+%ic '* *'ce i 'fric''re ' mi of "r'*i"io'&'* mo*er 0#ic# 'reob%er/e* *+ri! bir"#'* m'rri'!e

ce&ebr'"io%2Tr'*i"io'& *'cer% of"e

0e'r m'%(% m'*efrom 0oo* or 'im'&%(i%2 M'%(% c' be i

"#e form of ' )er%oor 'im'& or ' mi"+reof bo"#2

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TRADITIONSST14:TE55)N2 =ST14: T)/E>

A !re'" "r'*i"io i 'fric' 0#ere )eo)&e "o&* %"orie% '*)oem% "#'" e"er"'ie* "#em '* #e&)e* "#em "om'(e %e%e of "#e 0or&*2

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