Ancient Africa
This river’s predictable flooding allowed ancient Egyptians to farm successfully.
What is the Nile River?
African masks were often used in ceremonies for this purpose.
What is to embody spirits or ancestors?
The “Middle Passage” was part of this trade network.
What is the triangular trade?
He was considered a god-king in ancient Egypt.
Who is the pharaoh?
Cultural diffusion is the spread of these across societies.
What are cultural beliefs, practices, or objects?
Who was at the top of this social structure in ancient Egypt.
Pharaoh
Griots are often described as "living" versions of these.
What are libraries?
he Empire of Songhai became powerful by controlling trade along this river.
What is the Niger River?
Known as the richest man in history, he was a famous ruler of Mali.
Who is Mansa Musa?
The spread of Buddhism along the Silk Road is an example of this process.
Cultural Diffusion
The Bantu migration spread this language family that includes
Swahili
Name one instrument commonly played by griots.
What is the kora (or drum)?
Why did captains sometimes choose “loose pack” arrangements for slaves instead of “tight pack”?
Because although fewer slaves fit, survival rates were higher, making it more profitable.
Acted as advisors to these individuals, using history to guide them.
Griots
How did predictable Nile floods affect Egyptians’ religious views
Egyptians saw their gods as kind and helpful
Explain what influenced the Bantu migrations
Overcrowding
Why might African masks be seen as “living traditions” rather than simply art objects?
Because they connect communities to ancestors and are used in ongoing ceremonies.
Explain how European colonization and imperialism shifted African societies beyond the slave trade.
Colonization imposed new borders, exploited resources, disrupted cultures, and created long-lasting political and economic challenges
Founder of Afrobeat sound?
Fela Kuti
Discuss how cultural diffusion can both enrich and create tension within a society.
It introduces new ideas and innovations but can also lead to conflict, identity struggles, or resistance to change
Under what empire adopted religious toleration?
Songhai
What are negative effects of African mask?
Cultural Abuse
Who controlled most of Africa during Imperialism? Be specific!
British
Islamic scholar who visited the Mali Empire and noticed that Muslims wore more modest clothing than traditional clothing?
Ibn Buttata
Name another genre found in traditional Afrobeat?
jazz, funk, highlife