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What is music and dance like?
They were connected to daily life, people used art to express their religious feelings, and music and dance was used to express feelings and to communicate with the gods
What were early African homes like?
Their homes were small, round dwellings made of packed mud, and most people were farmers
What did villages eventually grow into?
Larger communities, towns, and cities, where traders and artisans thrived in
What were families like?
They formed the basis of the African society, everyone lived with extended families, and extended families were part of larger social groups known as lineage groups
What were the members of a lineage groups like?
They shared a common ancestor and supported and cared for each other, older members had more power than younger ones
What are many Africa's social practices a result of?
Migrations that began in West Africa of the Bantu people
Who were the Bantu?
The Bantu migrated form west to south and east and they spread their knowledge like farming and iron-working skills, and Bantu influences are still evident in Africa
What was Bantu marriage like?
When women married, they joined their husband's family, and her family would receive gifts like cattle, goats, cloth, and tools in return
What did fathers teach their sons?
Hunting, fishing, and farming
What did mothers teach their daughters?
Field work, mothering, and taking care of children and the home
How long did mothers teach their children for and what did they learn?
Until they were six, and they learned their family's history, language, and songs/tradtions
What did women serve as in communities that was strange at the time?
Soldiers and even rulers, and they made a great impact on their kingdoms
Who was Queen Dahia al-Kahina?
She was a fighting queen that fought to protect her people from attacking Arabs
Who was Queen Nzinga?
She fought to protect her people from Portuguese slave traders
Muslim trade with Africa
Why did Muslims participate in the trade of African slaves?
The Quran banned enslavement of Muslims but not non-Muslims
What were slaves used for in Portugal?
They were used for farm labor in Portuguese sugarcane plantations and since other Europeans were establishing colonies in the Americas they started the trans-Atlantic slave trade
What was the earliest form of art in Africa?
What were the masks and statues that woodcarvers made for?
The masks had spiritual powers, and clay and metal figures also had spiritual purposes
Where did most people live in early Africa?
What were instruments incorporated in for singing and dancing?
Drums, whistles, horns, flutes, and banjos
What were stories like?
They were written and oral, about history and culture, and were told by griots, African storytellers that told stories about their communites that were passed down from generations
What were the Benin people known for?
Making bronze and iron statues?