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World Cultures 8
 Preserve
culture
 Influence new/other cultures
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think of all the influences that the United States
has received from other cultures!
Vikings, Spaniards, British, French, Irish,
German, Japanese, Chinese, Mexican, Hispanic,
Indian, African, and many MANY more!
 Change
culture  can change how a culture
adapts/deals
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“Generalizations are more difficult to apply
to Africa or Africans than elsewhere.”
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The Making of Modern Africa by Tunde Obadina
no other continent has so many countries,
political divisions
the most Christian continent
More Muslims than the Middle East
 polygamy
is popular
 1 trained physician per 13,000 people
 in Africa – more than 1,000 languages
 12 million killed in civil wars since 1990
 oldest
inhabited territory on earth
 pop over 900 million
 Cradle of Civilization
 diverse
continent
 over 3,000 ethnic groups
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own cultures and traditions
 grinding
poverty
 deliver economic goods to larger proportions
of people
 deliver more benefits of good government to
more people
 end the destructive killing fields/wars
 improve education
 improve health services
 decrease HIV/AIDS, TB, and malaria
 snowy
mountains, savannas (grassy plains),
rain forests, deserts, and rivers
 Deserts
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Sahara –largest desert
Kalahari desert – the “great thirst”
Namib desert – highest dunes
desertification – lands replaced by desert, is
increasing
 Mountains
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Atlas, Mt. Kilimanjaro, Mt. Kenya, and more
 Lakes
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and Rivers
Victoria Lake
Nile
Niger
Congo
Zambezi
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gave its name to an infamous shark
“The
British are
coming! The
British are
coming!”
 Foreign
Invasions
Phoenicians
 Greeks
 Romans
 North Africa under Roman control  Arabians
and new Islamic religion
 Portugal
 Belgians
 France
 other Europeans
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 Change
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of Religion
Reasons for conversion:
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common bonds of government & fellowship
tolerant of most customs
often incorporated traditional values
 polygamy allowed
 Christianity
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based on teachings of Jesus Christ
of the 1st Christian churches in the world
 Religions
that are Christian
Baptist
 Presbyterian
 Catholic/Lutheran
 Episcopalian
 Methodist
 Mormon
 Non-denominational
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 Islam
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based on teachings of prophet Muhammad
detailed instructions to behave in private and
public
specific rules in governance
some have belief of 1 supreme god
 some believe in more than 1
 everyday life influenced by spirits
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present in nature & one’s ancestors
prayer & sacrifice  communicate with spiritual
world
 fetishism – belief that an object has magical
powers that can help its owner
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sound familiar?
 Any other similarities between your religion and
African religions?
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worship of animals
 Respect
for ancestry
 elaborate ceremonies and rituals to honor
ancestors
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ancestors will be pleased and send them
blessings