1st Quarter Flashcards
The Scramble for Africa: basically a race between a bunch of European countries trying to take pieces while they could 1881-1914.
-________: only African country that didn’t need it regain its freedom.
Ethiopia
________also called imperialism.
Colonialism
What was the result of colonization?
A lot of people died, were taken as slaves, and a lot of diginuous (native) culture was destroyed.
What was the result of colonization?
A lot of people died, were taken as slaves, a lot do destruction of diginuous (native) culture.
There isn’t a lot of __________ besides poverty stricken areas out WEST because a lot of it was destroyed.
Indigenous culture
What did Chinua Achebe write?
Things Fall Apart
- published in 1959
- born in Nigeria
________________
- Things Fall Apart
- published in 1959
- born in Ogedee Nigeria
Chinua Achebe
What was Chinua Achebe’s colonial goal in writing Things Fall Apart?
To give voice to exploited Africa. (He wrote this in English)
* 2 things to keep in mind. So much of this has to do with
TRADITION VS CHANGE
______ culture of Proverbs. Very earthy style. Simplistic and primitive (unsophisticated).
Ibo
______
- has __ human heads. Drinks out of 1st head on special occasions such as the funeral of a village celebrity. (Part of Ibo culture)
- harsh
- impatient
- fiery “his heels hardly touched the ground.
- treats girly people terribly
- not nice to senior wife
- SLAMMERS when angry
Okonkwo
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Where did Okonkwo live?
- Things Fall Apart
- Chinua Achebe
Obi: the large living quarters of the head of the family
Who was Okonkwo’s father and what was he like?
Unoka
- poor loafer
- in debts
- lazy
- afraid of blood
- likes to drink wine and play the flute
What was Okonkwo most afraid of?
Being like Unoka (his father) :failure & weakness
Okonkwo intimated the people of ______. He wasn’t a murderous person but when it came to times of battle he knew how to get the job done.
Bano
Okonkwo ruled his house with a ________.
- stern
- wives and kids were afraid of him.
- his whole life was dominated by fear.
- a lot of this has to do with his relationship with his father.
Heavy hand
Who wrote The Second Coming?
W.B. Yeats
Who wrote Baseball Magic?
George Gmelch
George Gmelch : Baseball Magic
______________- the most common way players attempt to reduce chance and their feelings of uncertainty. EX: every guy sitting in the same spot.
_____________- Opposite of ^. EX: never step on the white foul line.
_____________- or charms. Material objects believed to embody “supernatural” power that can aid or protect the owner. EX:coins
Routines and rituals
Taboo
Fetishes
___________: As an atheist, I truly believe Africa needs God
Matthew Parris
Who wrote the Lottery?
Shirley Jackson
Name a verse about PURGATION
Deuteronomy 19:19
Who wrote Introductions and Conclusions?
Bethany Schaefer
Aristotle wrote _____
-“catharsis” : blowing of steam
Poetics
Who wrote “Let’s Make Our Schools More THRILLING”?
Barrett Mosbacker
Unoka: ___________
Failure and weekness
-Okonkwo’s father
______: woman or man who has taken no title. Using the name of woman as an insult.
Agbala
What is an agbala?
Woman or man who has taken no title. Using the name of woman as an Insult.
“This meeting is for men.”-Okonkwo
What does it mean to be a man in the Ibo culture?
- Not quesy - “could stand the look of blood.”
- titles-“ to crown it all he had taken two titles.”
- have many wives
- strong/strict/ prowless
- YAMS
- belligerence. Unemotional.determined.
- hardworking
- wrestling
- set traditions
Okonkwo hated everything his father (Unoka) loved.
Idolness
Gentleness
Okonkwo desires to ______.
Like to desire ____.
Conquer and subdue:war terms. Belicoast fashion.
Wrestle
Women
__________: legislative segregation. Legal racial segregation.
-world did not like it. 1948-1994
Apartheid
What does Apartheid mean?
Legislative segregation legal racial segregation
Name of personal gods
Chi
____ son of Obierika
Maduka
Maduka son of _____
Obierika
What kind of nuts did they eat?
Kola nuts
What was the Chiefs food (male food)
Yam foo-foo-
What were the war terms for getting women used?
Subdue and conquer
War terms for getting a woman : _____ and ______
- desired to wrestle
- yam -titles
- Unemotional - strong
- hardworking - prowess
- not quesy
Subdue
Conquer
________- laws requiring segregation between black and white in the 1920s.Big deal
Apartheid
What is apartheid?
Apartheid is laws requiring segregation between black and white in the 1920s. This was a big deal
__________- a person who speaks Afrikaan
- white: Dutch, German, French settlers
- 1652 Dutch settle cape of good hope. Not originally planning on setting. They began calling themselves South African.
Africaner
During __________ the white Africans minority began to pass many segregation laws.
Apartheid
APARTHEID: laws requiring segregation between black and white in the 1920s. This was a big deal.
* white African majority began to pass segregation laws. The 4 groups were ______, _____ ,______,_______.( if you were mixed people would decide what racial group you’d belong to.
AFRIKANER: a person who speaks _____. Dutch, French, German settlers (white).
Native , white, colored, Asian
Afrikaan
Apartheid: laws requiring segregation between black and white in the 1920s. Big deal. The white Africans minority started to pass many segregation laws. What were the 4 groups? What happened if you were mixed?
Native white colored Asian
- people would decide what race group to put you in.
What were the majority of people during the Aparthied? What were the 4 groups?
Native and colored= majority
Native white colored Asian = 4 groups
- different races geographically located & separated. FORCED REMOVAL families split.
Apartheid: laws requiring segregation between black and white in the 1920s. In 1970s only whites had _______ . Blacks lost CITIZENSHIP.
-PUBLIC SERVICES, EDUCATION and BEACHES were all segregated.
Political representation.
Apartheid: laws requiring segregation between black and white in the 1920s. This was a big deal.in the 1970s only the whites had ________. Blacks lost _________. _____, ______ and _____ were all segregated.
Political representation
Citizenship
Public services, education, beaches: segregated
What was Johannesburg changed to?
Sophiatown
- bulldozed to ground replaced by white city Triamf
- Sophia: the love of wisdom
_____ was called Sophiatown.
What does Sophia mean?
Johannesburg
Johannesburg was called _______.
Sophiatown.
Johannesburg: was called Sophiatown.
Sophia: __________.
The love of wisdom
Johannesburg: was called Sophiatown.
Sophia: the love of wisdom.
Sophiatown was bulldozed to the ground. Replaced by white city _______.
Triamf
When was tv finally introduced in Africa. What did the government think about it?
1976
Dangerous
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Stephen Kumalo (Udici): gets letter from Johannesburg about his sister a \_\_\_\_\_\_ being sick.
Cry the Beloved Country
Prostitute
________
____ goes to see his sister (prositute) in ______.
Cry the Beloved Country
Stephen Kumalo
Johannesburg
Cry the Beloved Country
Stephen Kumalo looks for son ______ in reform school. He graduated and got a girl pregnant.
Absolom
________’s son Arthur was killed. His wife’s name was Mary.
James Jarvis
________ was in jail for murder. He killed
Absolom
Arthur
________ wanted to help the black people. But Absolom shot him.
Arthur Jarvis
Absolom marries girl before being _.
Hung
Absolom was hung. He marries a girl. The girl lives with ____ baby comes day James Jarvis offers to help with church for Undici (Stephen Kumalo)
Where does Undici pray?
Undici
Mountain
