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1st Quarter Flashcards

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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.

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Ethiopia

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________also called imperialism.

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Colonialism

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What was the result of colonization?

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A lot of people died, were taken as slaves, and a lot of diginuous (native) culture was destroyed.

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What was the result of colonization?

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A lot of people died, were taken as slaves, a lot do destruction of diginuous (native) culture.

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There isn’t a lot of __________ besides poverty stricken areas out WEST because a lot of it was destroyed.

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Indigenous culture

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What did Chinua Achebe write?

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Things Fall Apart

  • published in 1959
  • born in Nigeria
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________________

  • Things Fall Apart
  • published in 1959
  • born in Ogedee Nigeria
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Chinua Achebe

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What was Chinua Achebe’s colonial goal in writing Things Fall Apart?

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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

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______ culture of Proverbs. Very earthy style. Simplistic and primitive (unsophisticated).

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Ibo

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______

  • 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
A

Okonkwo

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Where did Okonkwo live?

  • Things Fall Apart
  • Chinua Achebe
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Obi: the large living quarters of the head of the family

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Who was Okonkwo’s father and what was he like?

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Unoka

  • poor loafer
  • in debts
  • lazy
  • afraid of blood
  • likes to drink wine and play the flute
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What was Okonkwo most afraid of?

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Being like Unoka (his father) :failure & weakness

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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.

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Bano

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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.
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Heavy hand

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Who wrote The Second Coming?

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W.B. Yeats

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Who wrote Baseball Magic?

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George Gmelch

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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

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Routines and rituals
Taboo
Fetishes

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___________: As an atheist, I truly believe Africa needs God

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Matthew Parris

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19
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Who wrote the Lottery?

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Shirley Jackson

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Name a verse about PURGATION

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Deuteronomy 19:19

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21
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Who wrote Introductions and Conclusions?

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Bethany Schaefer

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Aristotle wrote _____

-“catharsis” : blowing of steam

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Poetics

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Who wrote “Let’s Make Our Schools More THRILLING”?

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Barrett Mosbacker

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Unoka: ___________

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Failure and weekness

-Okonkwo’s father

25
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______: woman or man who has taken no title. Using the name of woman as an insult.

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Agbala

26
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What is an agbala?

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Woman or man who has taken no title. Using the name of woman as an Insult.
“This meeting is for men.”-Okonkwo

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What does it mean to be a man in the Ibo culture?

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  • 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
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Okonkwo hated everything his father (Unoka) loved.

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Idolness

Gentleness

29
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Okonkwo desires to ______.
Like to desire ____.
Conquer and subdue:war terms. Belicoast fashion.

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Wrestle

Women

30
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__________: legislative segregation. Legal racial segregation.
-world did not like it. 1948-1994

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Apartheid

31
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What does Apartheid mean?

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Legislative segregation legal racial segregation

32
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Name of personal gods

A

Chi

33
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____ son of Obierika

A

Maduka

34
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Maduka son of _____

A

Obierika

35
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What kind of nuts did they eat?

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Kola nuts

36
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What was the Chiefs food (male food)

A

Yam foo-foo-

37
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What were the war terms for getting women used?

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Subdue and conquer

38
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War terms for getting a woman : _____ and ______

  • desired to wrestle
  • yam -titles
  • Unemotional - strong
  • hardworking - prowess
  • not quesy
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Subdue

Conquer

39
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________- laws requiring segregation between black and white in the 1920s.Big deal

A

Apartheid

40
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What is apartheid?

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Apartheid is laws requiring segregation between black and white in the 1920s. This was a big deal

41
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__________- 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.
A

Africaner

42
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During __________ the white Africans minority began to pass many segregation laws.

A

Apartheid

43
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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).

A

Native , white, colored, Asian

Afrikaan

44
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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?

A

Native white colored Asian

- people would decide what race group to put you in.

45
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What were the majority of people during the Aparthied? What were the 4 groups?

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Native and colored= majority
Native white colored Asian = 4 groups
- different races geographically located & separated. FORCED REMOVAL families split.

46
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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.

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Political representation.

47
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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.

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Political representation
Citizenship
Public services, education, beaches: segregated

48
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What was Johannesburg changed to?

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Sophiatown

  • bulldozed to ground replaced by white city Triamf
  • Sophia: the love of wisdom
49
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_____ was called Sophiatown.

What does Sophia mean?

A

Johannesburg

50
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Johannesburg was called _______.

A

Sophiatown.

51
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Johannesburg: was called Sophiatown.
Sophia: __________.

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The love of wisdom

52
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Johannesburg: was called Sophiatown.
Sophia: the love of wisdom.
Sophiatown was bulldozed to the ground. Replaced by white city _______.

A

Triamf

53
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When was tv finally introduced in Africa. What did the government think about it?

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1976

Dangerous

54
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\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
Stephen Kumalo (Udici): gets letter from Johannesburg about his sister a \_\_\_\_\_\_ being sick.
A

Cry the Beloved Country

Prostitute

55
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________

____ goes to see his sister (prositute) in ______.

A

Cry the Beloved Country
Stephen Kumalo
Johannesburg

56
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Cry the Beloved Country

Stephen Kumalo looks for son ______ in reform school. He graduated and got a girl pregnant.

A

Absolom

57
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________’s son Arthur was killed. His wife’s name was Mary.

A

James Jarvis

58
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________ was in jail for murder. He killed

A

Absolom

Arthur

59
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________ wanted to help the black people. But Absolom shot him.

A

Arthur Jarvis

60
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Absolom marries girl before being _.

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Hung

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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?

A

Undici

Mountain

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